Behrens v. Bechtel

This is an injunction proceeding, brought by appellant as a resident and taxpayer of school district No. 171, a district of the third class, in King county, Washington, against the directors of the district, to enjoin them from proceeding to purchase a two-acre tract of ground as an additional school site, and to restrain the county auditor from issuing a warrant to the Standard Oil Company in payment for the property.

The complaint presents two causes of action:(1) That a majority of the board are proceeding fraudulently pretending to buy the property as an ad*509ditional school site, whereas…