Legal Opinion
Koch v. Canyon County
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided January 25, 2008No. 33707PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EISMANN, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment holding that taxpayers of a political subdivision do not have standing to litigate whether the subdivision has incurred indebtedness or liability in violation of Article VIII, § 3, of the Idaho Constitution. We hold that the plaintiffs as taxpayers do have standing, but dismiss the appeal because the issue raised regarding the violation of the constitutional provision has become moot.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 27, 2006, Canyon County (County) leased from the Arthur J. and Grace L. Jerome Trust (Trust) a 23.87-acre parcel of…
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