Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Brownfield

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 5, 1875PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Wapello District Court. The defendants are the directors of the Independent School District of Eldon, and the action is in chancery to enjoin them from issuing certain bonds of the district for the purpose of borrowing money to be used in building a school house. A preliminary injunction-was issued upon the petition, without notice to the defendants.

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Appeal from Wapello District Court. The defendants are the directors of the Independent School District of Eldon, and the action is in chancery to enjoin them from issuing certain bonds of the district for the purpose of borrowing money to be used in building a school house. A preliminary injunction-was issued upon the petition, without notice to the defendants. Subsequently, a motion made to the judge allowing the injunction to dissolve it, was sustained, and, at the succeeding term of the court, upon a motion .by-defendants, a judgment was rendered against plaintiffs for $100 damages…

1Opinion of the Court

Beck, J. —

1. sohoot, disTRICT • gIGC” tion. I. The petition alleges various grounds for the relief prayed for, as that at the time the vote for the issuing of the bonds was ordered by the directors and ** -taken, the district had procured no site for the school house; that another election had been ordered and held but a short time previously, at which the'proposition to borrow money was defeated; that the election under which the bonds are about to be issued was ordered in bad faith by the directors; that insufficient notices of the election were given; that the election was held without…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Texas & N. O. R'y Co. v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Grove v. BushSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
  3. Sartor v. StrassheimSupreme Court of Colorado · 1884
  4. Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 1882

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