State ex rel. Frisby v. Hill
Supreme Court of Missouri
Transferred from Kansas City Court of Appeals. (1) A corporation may exist de facto, and its organization can not be attacked collaterally. Kayser v. Bemen, 16 Mo. 90; St. Louis v. Shields, 62 Mo. 252; Stamper v. Roberts, 90 Mo. 683. (2) No change is authorized that creates or leaves a district with less than twenty school children.
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Transferred from Kansas City Court of Appeals. (1) A corporation may exist de facto, and its organization can not be attacked collaterally. Kayser v. Bemen, 16 Mo. 90; St. Louis v. Shields, 62 Mo. 252; Stamper v. Roberts, 90 Mo. 683. (2) No change is authorized that creates or leaves a district with less than twenty school children. R. S. 1889, sec. 7972; Acts 1895, p. 267. And the commissioner has no jurisdiction where the creation of the new district, or the change in the boundary lines of the old districts, would leave any district with less than twenty pupils. School Dist. No. 1 v. School…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.
This is a proceeding, quo warranto, by which the title of respondents to the office of directors of School District No. 6, Township 63, Range 29, in Harrison county, is challenged.
The facts of the case, about which there is no dispute, are as follows:
On April 6, 1897, and prior thereto, three of the school districts in the township above named, viz.: districts 5, 6 and 7, were composed of the twelve sections (with a small exception) which form the two southern tier’s of sections of the township, that is, sections 25 to 36 inclusive. At the regular annual meetings held in those districts, on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State ex rel. Walker v. BusSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- State ex rel. Blakemore v. RombauerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- State ex rel. Holmes v. DillonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- State ex rel. Bender v. SpencerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- State v. DierbergerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State ex rel. Sale v. NortoniSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- State v. Pretended Consolidated School District Number OneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
- Ramsey v. HuckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
- State Ex Inf. Thompson Ex Rel. Pugh v. BrightSupreme Court of Missouri · 1923
- State Ex Rel. Rucker v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1926
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