Broxton v. Siegelman

1 Bob Riley succeeded Don Siegelman as Governor. Rule 43(b), Ala.R.App.P., provides that when an officeholder leaves office, the successor is automatically substituted.

This taxpayer lawsuit challenges the expenditure of funds for a proposed alteration of the grounds and streets in front of the state capitol. This case presents three issues: whether the plaintiff, Roger Broxton, presented substantial evidence indicating that state moneys were being used in the proposed alteration, thereby authorizing him, as a state taxpayer, to sue; whether payments made using state funds, but which are then…