Shadow Lawn School District No. 3 v. Walworth County School Committee

The parties state the issues to be:(1) Did respondent, Walworth County School Committee, abuse its discretion by issuing an order from a petition, which was “essentially similar” to a petition acted upon by respondent during the same year?(2) Was the order of the respondent dated June 29, 1965, void as arbitrary and capricious abuse of power?(3) Is sec. 40.03 (6) (a), Stats., unconstitutional and void because it deprives the electors in the “affected” area the right to vote?

The statutory provisions which govern school district reorganization, as they apply to the first issue, are as follows:

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