Marion & McPherson Railway Co. v. Alexander
Kansas Supreme Court
64 P. 978 (1901)
- Written by Emily Laird, JD
Facts
The state legislature enacted a law stating that tax levies to fund the public education system must amount to no more than 2 percent of the value of the taxable property in each district. The Union School District and the Graded School District (plaintiffs) used identical school boundaries. School boards for each district levied a 2 percent tax on district properties. The district’s property owners (defendants) filed suit in state court to enjoin the collection of the taxes levied for both schools, claiming the schools should have to split the statutorily mandated 2 percent maximum property tax and that the schools were not entitled to 2 percent each. The trial court found in favor of the school districts, granting them the levied funds that amounted to a 4 percent property tax. The property owners appealed to the state supreme court seeking an injunction against the property tax.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Cunningham, J.)
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