Legal Opinion
Fractional School District No. 1 v. Township School District
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 1932No. Docket No. 154, Calendar No. 36,341PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
What is commonly spoken of as the “School code” was enacted by the legislature in 1927 (Act No. 319). It appears in the compiled laws of 1929 as § 7094 et seq. Section 7131 reads as follows:
“Whenever a majority of the qualified school electors of any organized township present and voting, vote in favor of organizing said township into a single school district, such township shall, after the election of the board of education as hereinafter provided, be a single school district and shall be governed by the provisions of this act.”
Provision is thereafter made for the presentation of a petition…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Attorney General ex rel. Kies v. LowreyMichigan Supreme Court · 1902
- Burton v. KochMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
- Village of Kingsford v. CudlipMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
- People ex rel. Hartwick v. AveryMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Perrizo v. KeslerMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Penn School District No. 7 v. Lewis Cass Intermediate School District Board of EducationMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968
- Fulton Township School District v. School District No. 4 FractionalMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
- Fulton Sch. Dist. v. Essex Sch. Dist.Michigan Supreme Court · 1942