Carey v. Board of Education

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The board of education of the city of Belle-ville and its officers were enjoined from discharging the plaintiffs from the Belleville high school for nonpayment of an additional tuition charge. Defendants appeal.

The case was submitted on facts alleged in defendants’ answer and upon which there is no dispute. An accredited high school with a four-year course is being maintained by the board of education of the city of Belleville, a school district of Republic county. There are enrolled in the high school one hundred and seventy pupils,…