McKenzie County School District No. 1 v. State Board of Public School Education

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of McKenzie County affirming an order of the State Board of Public School Education (functioning as the State Committee for Reorganization of Public School Districts under Section 15-53.1-10, N.D.C.C.) approving the annexation of certain lands to McKenzie Public School District No. 1. We reverse.

On November 27, 1979, a petition was filed, under Article II of Chapter 15-53.1, N.D.C.C., with the McKenzie and Dunn County Committees for the Reorganization of Public School Districts requesting the annexation of 640…