Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Hugill
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 24, 1940No. File No. 8375PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P.J.
In an action of mandamus the learned trial court entered its judgment commanding the defendants, as members of the Park Board of the City of Sioux Falls, to employ the plaintiff, Lucy Wheeler, as matron of one of the city’s swimming pools. The appeal is by the Park Board from the judgment and from an order denying a motion for new trial.
The city of Sioux Falls is organized under the commission form of government, and its parks are operated by a statutory Park Board. During the early months of 1938, in harmony with the provisions of Chapter 178 of the Session Laws of 1937, now appearing as SDC…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Barnes v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Phelps v. Board of Ed. of West New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Board of Park Com'rs v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Orvis v. Board of Park CommissionersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
- Stauffacher v. BrotherSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Voeller v. GeislerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1957
- Empey v. Rapid CitySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1960
- Hillcrest Terrace Corp. v. City of Rapid CitySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1946