Legal Opinion

Wallace v. Independent School District

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 6, 1911PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Dickinson District Court. — Hon, D. F. Coyle, Judge. Action in equity to declare null and void the enlarged Independent School District of Milford; to enjoin the election of directors, and for other equitable relief. The trial cqurt sustained a demurrer to- the petition, and plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.

Prior to the proceedings which are attempted to be set aside by this action, there were in four townships in Dickinson County,, Iowa, twenty-three sub-districts and two independent districts, to wit, the Independent District of Milford and the Independent District of Arnolds Park. In virtue of the provisions of section 2791a of the Code Supplement of 1907, more than one-third of the electors within the limits of a proposed new district petitioned the board of directors of the Independent District of Milford for the enlargement of said district and the consolidation thereof with certain…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rural Independent School District Number Ten v. New Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  2. School District v. Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  3. State ex rel. Pritchard v. GrefeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  4. State v. Board of DirectorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Nelson v. Consol. Independent Sch. Dist. of Troy MillsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  2. Hume v. Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  3. Independent School District v. GwinnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  4. State ex rel. Independent School District v. HallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  5. Brighton Independent School District v. County Boards of EducationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961

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