McCurdy v. Board of Education

Guy S. McCurdy, Mercer Davis, J. J. Nevin, Frank H. Funk and Carleton H. Burrows filed a petition in the circuit court of McLean county against the Board of Education of the City of Bloomington, Illinois, to contest the result of a special election on the proposition of levying a school tax not exceeding 1.35% for educational purposes. Under a limited appearance the defendant moved to quash the summons and the return thereon and to dismiss the petition. The motion was allowed. Thereafter the petitioners asked leave to amend the original petition and tendered the proposed amendments. The court…