Legal Opinion

Marshall v. Sloan

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 13, 1872PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Louisa Disi/riet Oov/rt. Application for mandamus. Demurrer to plaintiff’s petition overruled. Defendants appeal. The further facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.

The petition alleges that the district township of Marshall, in Louisa county, Iowa, is a corporation under the laws of Iowa; that the defendants constitute the board of directors and officers of the district township; that said district township is composed of the civil township of Marshall and also a portion of the civil township of Morning Sun in said county (describing the territory) ; that in pursuance of section 78 of chap. 172 of the Laws of 1862, written application of two-thirds of the electors residing in the territory described was made to the re*446spective boards of directors of the…

2Cited by14 opinions

  1. Kinzer v. Directors of Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  2. Nebraska Telephone Co. v. State ex rel. YeiserNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  3. State ex rel. Sunday v. RichardsSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
  4. Benjamin v. District Township of MalakaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
  5. Albin v. Board of Directors of the Independent DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882

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