Eakin v. State Ex Rel. Capital Improvement Board of Managers

It is with grave concern that I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. I believe their interpretation of Article XIII, section 1, is incorrect and is not consistent with the rationale of previous cases of this Court,. I would affirm the trial court's finding that the bond issue in this case is not an "indebtedness" that falls within the limitations of our Constitution.

This Court has considered Article XIII, section 1, on several previous occasions and has consistently been guided by the well settled principles that phrases and sections must be considered in their entirety and the…