Port Huron Taxpayers League, Inc. v. School District of the City of Port Huron

Plaintiffs filed this bill of complaint to enjoin the defendants from assessing additional taxes for school sites and buildings, claiming that the defendants lacked authority to do so. The defendants answered that the board of education had been given such powers by the voters of the school district, in 2 special school elections, held in 1946 and 1949. The trial court, after hearing, entered a decree that the defendants had authority to levy the tax for the years 1949 and 1950, and plaintiffs appeal.

On April 30, 1946, a special school election was held in said school district, at which 2…