Drake v. Board of Trustees
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mahaska District Court. This action is brought for work and labor done, arid materials furnished in and about the erection of a house for the use of said school. To the petition there was a demurrer which was sustained upon the ground that it failed to show that defendant was a natural person or a corporation capable of being sued. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Wright J.
By the act of January 15th 1849, (Code, ch. *5572) tbe State was'divided into three districts, in each of which a Normal School was to be established for the education of common school teachers and others. These schools were located at Andrew, Oskaloosa and Mt. Pleasant. The designation of the boundaries of the districts was left to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Each school was to be governed by a board of trustees, to be appointed by the Trustees of the State University. They were to meet on the ■first Wednesday in April 1849,' and appoint a President, Vice-President and…
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