Newby v. Free
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Appanoose District Court. The defendants are the directors of the district township of Chariton, and the relief asked by the plaintiff is that a mandamus issue commanding the defendants to remove a school-house in said district township. The relief asked was refused, and the plaintiff ajipeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
It is stated in the petition that a petition was presented to the defendants asking the removal of a *380school-house, and that such relief was refused, whereupon the plaintiff appealed to the county superintendent, who affirmed the action of the defendants, and thereupon an appeal was taken to the state superintendent, who reversed i the decision of the county superintendent; and that after-wards the plaintiff demanded that the defendants remove the school-house, and the same was refused. The defendants answered the petition, and denied the allegations thereof, and pleaded that the proposed site…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Vance v. District TownshipSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
- School District Township of Sioux City v. PrattSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
3Cited by6 opinions
- Preston v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- County Board of Education Ex Rel. Bremer County v. ParkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1951
- State ex rel. Arnold v. ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Carpenter v. Independent District No. 5Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Hargis v. FleckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
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