Does Individual Taxpayer Have 'Special Interest' That Confers Standing to Sue School District Over Construction Contract?

Suit Challenges Prevailing Wage Requirement in Barberton Construction Bids

State ex rel. Northern Ohio Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc., et al. v. Barberton City School Board of Education et al., Case no. 2010-0943

9th District Court of Appeals (Summit County)

ISSUE: Do individual residents of a school district who pay local taxes pursuant to a bond levy that funds school construction have a "special interest" in local school construction contracts that gives them standing to file a common law taxpayer lawsuit against the school district to bar execution of a construction contract?