Detroit Edison Co. v. East China Township School District No. 3

The principal question presented in this appeal is whether certain actions taken by the school districts of Marine City, East China township and city of St. Clair wore consolidation proceedings or annexation proceedings within the meaning of the school code of 1955. At a higher level of abstraction, the principal question can be stated as follows: Can school districts be joined by following the statutory requirements for annexation 2 which require only the affirmative action of the annexing district’s school board and the favorable vote of the electorate of the annexed district, rather than…