Legal Opinion
Crowley v. Spearfish Independent School District, Number 40-2
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 9, 1989No. 16403PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Justice.
CASE SUMMARY
We hold that the Circuit Court did not err in dismissing a writ of mandamus. To obtain mandamus, appellants must first invalidate a quiet title action and defeat a right of reverter. Further, appellants now seek to establish legal rights through mandamus, which they cannot do. Appellants do not have standing to challenge a quiet title action. Standing is res judicata, decided in 1987, and the same parties are before us. The school board cannot be mandated to sell property or pass any resolution affecting the property in question as (1) it does not own the…
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