Legal Opinion

Severts v. County of Yellow Medicine

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 11, 1921No. 22,083PublishedCited by 12 opinions

From an order of the board of county commissioners of Yellow Medicine county granting a petition for the enlargement of School District No. 43 of that county, George B. Severts, a resident and taxpayer of that district, appealed to the district court for that county. The appeal was heard by Daly, J., who confirmed the action of the county board. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, George B. Severts appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.

In March, 1920, a majority of the legal voters of school district Number 43, which includes the village of Clarkfield, in Yellow Medicine county, acting under G. S. 1913, § 2677, petitioned the county board of said county, that said district be enlarged by including within its limits, all of school districts Numbers 33, 60, 87 and 88; also three sections (34, 35, 36) of district Number 26; one quarter section of district Number 28; one quarter section of district Number 29; all of district Number 85, except one quarter section.

A hearing was had and the board ordered that district Number 43 be…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Common School District No. 85 v. County of RenvilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
  2. Hall v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
  3. Smith v. DennettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Thorland v. Independent Consolidated School District No. 44Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
  2. In Re Certain School Districts, Freeborn CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
  3. In Re Dissolution of Independent School District No. 27Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
  4. Lieser v. Town of St. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
  5. Packard v. County of Otter TailSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928

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