Gardner v. Haney

This suit was commenced by the appellees against the appellants, in the White Circuit Court. The appellees were severally the owners and holders of certain municipal bonds, issued by the incorporated town of Montieello, and the appellants were the town of Montieello, James M. Gardner and others, trustees of the town, the school town of Montieello, William S. Bushnell, trustee of the school town, William R. Harvey, treasurer, and Benjamin Reynolds, marshal, of the town of Montieello. The object of the suit was to compel the appellants, by mandate, to levy a tax of fifty cents on each $100 of…