Finnegan v. Schrader
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLINE, P. J.—
Introduction
These consolidated appeals arise from a taxpayer’s suit challenging the appointment of defendant Carl F. Schrader as district manager of the West Bay Sanitary District (WBSD or District). The suit alleged that Schrader’s appointment violated state conflict of interest law because Schrader was a member of the District’s Board of Directors at the time of his appointment. After a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment declaring Schrader’s employment contract void and compelling Schrader to restore all compensation he had received under it. By posttrial…
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