Page v. Haverhill Academy
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, for an injunction. The bill alleges in substance as follows: December 10, 1879, school-districts Nos. 1 and 17 in Haverhill, in accordance with Gen. Laws, c. 90, s. 15, entered into an agreement with Haverhill Academy, a corporation established by law, wherein it was provided that the academy should furnish instruction to the scholars of the districts in the academic, intermediate, and primary departments, 'furnish a suitable building for the accommodation of…
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Bill in Equity, for an injunction. The bill alleges in substance as follows: December 10, 1879, school-districts Nos. 1 and 17 in Haverhill, in accordance with Gen. Laws, c. 90, s. 15, entered into an agreement with Haverhill Academy, a corporation established by law, wherein it was provided that the academy should furnish instruction to the scholars of the districts in the academic, intermediate, and primary departments, 'furnish a suitable building for the accommodation of the scholars, and instruct them in all the branches required by law to be taught in the common district schools of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBlodgett, J.
The bill states no case for equitable relief. The effect of the agreement was not to merge the academy in the contracting districts, or to put it in charge of the town school-committee, but precisely the contrary; that is to say, the powers of the academy as to the selection and employment of its teachers, their qualifications, and the government and supervision of its pupils, were in no way impaired or abridged, while those of the districts were in these respects transferred to and became vested in the academy during the continuance of the contract; and when their schools ceased to exist as…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Plymouth School District v. State Board of EducationSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1972
- Brooks v. Franconia School DistrictSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1905