Long v. Cheltenham Township School District
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 255, Jan. T., 1921, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Montgomery Co., April T., 1920, No. 4, in equity, awarding injunction, in case of George W. Long, individually, and on behalf of all other taxpayers of the School District of Cheltenham Township. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Miller, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court entered a decree awarding an injunction. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 255, Jan. T., 1921, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Montgomery Co., April T., 1920, No. 4, in equity, awarding injunction, in case of George W. Long, individually, and on behalf of all other taxpayers of the School District of Cheltenham Township. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Miller, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court entered a decree awarding an injunction. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was decree, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
Plaintiff, as a taxpayer, filed a class bill against defendant to restrain it from further borrowing money and issuing bonds therefor, alleging that so to do would increase its total indebtedness to more than seven per centum (though less than ten per centum) of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the school district, in violation of article IX, section 8, of the Constitution of the Commonwealth. Defendant admitted its inten*474tion to make the loan, and averred, as authority therefor, article IX, section 15, of the Constitution, adopted November 4,…
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