School District No. 4 v. Wing

The question in this case concerns the right of any other 'person or officer to take from the assessor of a school district the management of suits brought against it, where the voters of the district have taken no action on the subject, and it does not appear that the assessor is interested adversely. The statute expressly provides that in such cases he shall appear for and on behalf of the district.— Comp. L. 1871, § 8618. And this would seem to be conclusive, unless some other provision modifies this, or sanctions the intervention of others.

Our attention is not called to any statute which…