City of Indianapolis v. Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners

This action was originally instituted by certain taxpayers in Marion County who sought to challenge the State Tax Board’s action in increasing the 1971 budget of the Marion County Department of Public Welfare. Additionally, the plaintiffs sought to restrain the State Tax Board from making any further increases in the 1971 county budgets and from making any increases in the 1970 (payable in 1971) levies and rates of municipal corporations within *637Marion County. After the instant action was commenced, the City of Indianapolis was permitted to intervene as an additional party-plaintiff.

On April…