WARD v. BETHLEHEM C. A. SCH. DIST.


416 Pa. 455 (1965)

Ward, Appellant, v. Bethlehem City Area School District.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 5, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Jerome Brose, with him Danser, Brose & Poswistilo, for appellants.

Walter W. Shearer, with him Ralph W. Barthold, F. Eugene Reader, and Rhoads, Sinon & Reader, for school district, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE COHEN, January 5, 1965:

This is an appeal from the order of the lower court sustaining preliminary objections to plaintiffs' complaint in equity and dismissing that complaint for want of jurisdiction.

On March 25, 1963 the School Directors of the Bethlehem City Area School District, a union district, adopted a resolution signifying a desire to increase its debt by $8,000,000. The amended "Public School Code of 1949" and the amended ...

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