Glenn Koch v. Canyon County Taxpayers standing to challenge governmental actions

State: Idaho

Docket No: 33707

Case Date: 01/25/2008

Plaintiff: Glenn Koch

Defendant: Canyon County Taxpayers standing to challenge governmental actions

Preview:IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Docket No. 33707 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs-Appellants, ) ) v. ) CANYON COUNTY, a political subdivision ) ) of the State of Idaho; and THE IDAHO ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES CAPITAL ) FINANCE CORPORATION, a 501(c)(3) non- ) ) profit corporation, ) ) Defendants-Respondents. ) GLENN KOCH, JOYCE CHASE, CARL CHASE, KATHY ALDER, PAUL ALLDREGE, ATWELL PARRY, GINA LUJAK, DELORIS CRAM, DICK WINDER and BOB CARPENTER,

Boise, December 2007 Term 2008 Opinion No. 8 Filed: January 25, 2008 Stephen W. Kenyon, Clerk

Appeal from the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the State of Idaho, in and for Canyon County. The Hon. Gregory M. Culet, District Judge. The appeal is dismissed as moot. Richard L. Harris, Caldwell, for appellants. Hon. David L. Young, Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney, Caldwell, for respondent Canyon County. Charles L. Saari, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, argued. Moore Smith Buxton & Turcke, Chtd., Boise, for respondent The Idaho Association of Counties Capital Finance Corp. Tammy A. Zokan argued.

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,

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