Yandell v. Havana Board of Education

George Rose Smith, Justice.

On August 7, 1978, two companion suits were filed by patrons of Havana School District No. 86 against the District’s board and four of its five members. The complaint in one case was filed in the circuit court and alleged that the Board had violated the Freedom of Information Act at a meeting held on July 31 and that the meeting should be declared void. After a trial without a jury the circuit court found that there had been no violation of the Act and dismissed the complaint. The plaintiffs appeal, contending that the testimony showed a violation of the Act and…