Legal Opinion
Leonard v. School Committee of the City of Springfield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 15, 1922PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is a suit in equity by the mayor and more than ten other taxpayers of the city of Springfield against the school committee, auditor and treasurer of that city. The object of the suit is to restrain the school committee from diverting money of the city from particular school purposes to which it was appropriated in the budget of 1921, as adopted by the city council, and devoting it to other school purposes included within general headings of the budget.
The relevant facts are that, in response to request by the mayor of Springfield, the school committee seasonably submitted estimates for…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by71 opinions
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