Mason v. Cooley

The defendant Cooley, as district superintendent of the first supervisory district of Nassau county, made an order changing the boundaries of school districts. Parts of districts Nos. 6 and 8 were added to district No! 7. The boards of education ,of districts Nos. 6 and 7 objected and claimed the superintendent’s action was illegal. The plaintiff as a taxpayer brings an action based on such contention and seeks an injunction preventing the enforcement of the order. The order in question was made pursuant to the direction of the commissioner of education of the state after an appeal had been…