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State ex rel. Stinman v. Spellman

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 18, 1921PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Adair District Court. — H. S. Dugan, Judge. ActioN in quo warranto to test tbe validity of tbe organization of tbe Consolidated Independent School District of Rich-land, Adair County, Iowa, and to oust the school officers-elect. Plaintiff’s petition was dismissed by the trial court, and judgment entered for costs. Plaintiffs appeal. —

1Opinion of the CourtDe Qbaff, J.

Township 74 north, Range 32 west of the 5th P. M., is organized as the civil township of Richland, Adair County, Iowa. This township was originally organized as a school township with nine subdistricts, but in 1916, a consolidated independent school district was created, including all of the' territory therein except a strip iy2 miles wide across the north and west sides, which strip constituted an independent school district.

In October, 1920, a petition for the creation of a new school corporation, to include all of said township of Richland, was filed with the county superintendent and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Arnold v. Consolidated Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Grant v. NorrisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
  2. Swan Lake Consolidated School District v. Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
  3. Cook v. Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
  4. State Ex Rel. Schilling v. Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
  5. Peterson v. Independent School District of Broad HornSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939

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