Heard v. School Directors of Woodcock Township
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
CbetioRARI to the Quarter Sessions of Crawford county. This was a proceeding in the court below, founded on the petition of James A. Heard, and five other taxable citizens of Blooming Yalley School District, in Woodcock township, Crawford county.
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CbetioRARI to the Quarter Sessions of Crawford county. This was a proceeding in the court below, founded on the petition of James A. Heard, and five other taxable citizens of Blooming Yalley School District, in Woodcock township, Crawford county. The petition, which was filed May 10th 1862, set forth:— “ That the petitioners are citizens and residents; that J. W. Cummings, William Lang, William Ballet, Bussel Harroon, William George, and David Cole, school directors in and for the township of Woodcock aforesaid, and which embraces the school district No. — as aforesaid; that the said…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by
Woodward, J.
The power of the Quarter Sessions to remove school directors is defined in the 9th section of the Act of 8th May 1854, relating to common schools, Purd. 168, and wo think that the complainants did not bring their case within that section. What they complain of is not the refusal or neglect of all the directors of Woodcock township to perform their duties, but of the manner of performance. They consolidated the schools of Blooming Valley and of the Cowan House for the summer of 1861. This was the wrong complained of.
That it was a matter of…
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