CONN v. MIDDLEBURY UN. H.S. DIST. NO. 3

No. 93-420.

648 A.2d 1385 (1994)

Samuel CONN, et al. v. MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT # 3.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

September 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard F. Trudeau, Middlebury, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard G. English of Powers, English & Carroll, Ltd., Middlebury, for defendant-appellee.

Julian R. Goodrich of Goodrich & Rice and John A. Nelson, Montpelier, for amicus curiae, Vermont School Boards Ass'n.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.


JOHNSON, Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from a superior court decision, which concluded that defendant Middlebury Union High School District # 3 was authorized to borrow money for a period exceeding one year without following the procedure set forth in 24 V.S.A. §§ 1751-1785 to obtain bond approval. We hold that the school district had no authority to borrow money beyond one year without a bond vote and, therefore, reverse.

On May 18, 1993, the district...

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