Legal Opinion

Oppegaard v. Board of County Commissioners

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 11, 1910No. Nos. 16,395—(170)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

The .county commissioners of Renville county granted a petition for a change in the boundaries of a certain independent school district. Shortly thereafter Laws 1909, c. 13, granting an appeal to' the district court from such an order, was enacted, and the remonstrants against granting the petition appealed to the district court for Renville county. The appeal was dismissed, Powers, J. From the order of dismissal, the remonstrants appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.

A majority of the male voters of independent school district No. 40, comprising within its limits the village of Sacred Heart, filed a petition under the provision of chapter 188, Laws 1907,2 for the purpose of enlarging said school district by tailing other territory from other school districts contiguous to said district and annexing such territory to said district. The board of county commissioners made an order setting off portions of the districts and annexing such territory to district No. 40, and rearranging the territory. At this time-no appeal from the action of the county board was…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Lowry v. HarrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1867
  2. Parkinson v. BrandenburgSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
  3. Schuster v. WeissSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  4. Giles v. GilesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
  5. Berkey v. JuddSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1869

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Schweigert v. AbbottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  2. Thorland v. Independent Consolidated School District No. 44Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
  3. In Re Certain School Districts, Freeborn CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
  4. Sorknes v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  5. Spurck v. Civil Service BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950

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