Legal Opinion
Powers v. Harten
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 17, 1918PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Appeal from Boone District Court. — E. M. McCall, Judge. Action to enjoin the establishment of a consolidated school district, and to enjoin certain defendants from acting as officers thereof. Decree for the defendants. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
This action was brought by a resident taxpayer, to have the establishment of a consolidated independent school district adjudged void, and to enjoin the defendants from acting as a board of directors of such district.
The district was organized under Section 2794-a of the Code Supplement, 1913, which provides:
“When a petition describing the boundaries of contiguous territory containing not less than sixteen sections within one or more counties is signed by one third of the electors residing on such territory, and approved by the county superintendent, * * * and filed with the board of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hazelwood v. Rogan, CommissionerTexas Supreme Court · 1902
- Brown v. HardinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1860
- Conover v. OldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1910
3Cited by13 opinions
- Case v. OlsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
- Wehrung v. Ideal School District No. 10North Dakota Supreme Court · 1956
- In Re for Naturalization of Chin Thloot Har WongDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- State ex rel. Martinson v. Consolidated Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
- McRobbie v. Registrars of Voters of IpswichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
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