Idaho County Property Owners Ass'n v. Syringa General Hospital District

McDEVITT, Justice.

This is an action by the plaintiffs for a writ of mandamus, a writ of prohibition, or in the alternative, an injunction to prohibit the Syringa Hospital District from expending taxes levied and collected by the district. The trial court dismissed the plaintiffs’ petition as moot, as it determined that the taxes had already been expended. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Syringa Hospital District (“Syringa”) is a taxing district that encompasses most of Idaho County. Syringa was duly formed in 1975. It has operated at a small profit since its inception. It was…