Legal Opinion

Joint School District No. 8 v. School District No. 5

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 27, 1896PublishedCited by 3 opinions

• Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Yernon ■county: O. B. Wyman, Circuit Judge. ' The complaint-sets forth,-by appropriate and-sufficient allegations, substantially that the plaintiff school district, prior to Eebruary 27, 1892, constituted a part of several ■other districts, and among them School District No. 5 of the Tovm of Harmony, defendant, on which date such proceedings were duly had that an order was made creating plaintiff school district, to take effect…

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• Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Yernon ■county: O. B. Wyman, Circuit Judge. ' The complaint-sets forth,-by appropriate and-sufficient allegations, substantially that the plaintiff school district, prior to Eebruary 27, 1892, constituted a part of several ■other districts, and among them School District No. 5 of the Tovm of Harmony, defendant, on which date such proceedings were duly had that an order was made creating plaintiff school district, to take effect May 28,1892. The district was duly organized June 11,1892, by the election of officers, and thereafter the clerk, in…

1Opinion of the CourtMabshall, J.

The sole question is, Does the complaint state facts sufficient to show that the $36.55 paid to respondent on account of the twenty-seven children resident in the appellant district on the last day of June, 1892, belongs to-the plaintiff?

By sec. 462, R. S., it is made the duty of the school district clerk between the 10th and 15th days of July in each year to make and transmit to the town clerk a report dated the 10th day of July of such year, showing, among other things, the number of children between the, ages of four and twenty years residing in such district on the last day of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Town of Milwaukee v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
  2. Town of Depere v. Town of BellevueWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
  3. Board of School Directors v. Board of School DirectorsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Crawford County v. Iowa CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1850
  5. Briggs v. School District No. 1Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1867

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. School District Number 87 v. ShuckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
  2. Town of Emery v. Town of WorcesterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
  3. State ex rel. Town of Princeton v. MaikWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902

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