Hall v. Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From an order of the board of county commissioners of Chippewa county, denying a petition for the enlargement of Independent School District of Granite Falls, Charles F. Hall, a member of the school board, appealed to the district court for that county, on the ground that the action of the board was against the best interests of the territory affected.
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From an order of the board of county commissioners of Chippewa county, denying a petition for the enlargement of Independent School District of Granite Falls, Charles F. Hall, a member of the school board, appealed to the district court for that county, on the ground that the action of the board was against the best interests of the territory affected. The appeal was heard before Qvale, J., and a jury which returned a negative answer to the question whether the proposed enlargement of the school district would be conducive to the good of the inhabitants of the territory affected. The court…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
This is a proceeding under G. S. 1913, § 2677, to enlarge the independent school district of Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine county by adding territory in Chippewa county. The county board of Yellow 'Medicine granted the petition and the county board of Chippewa denied it. On appeal to the district court, pursuant to G. S. 1913, § 2676, the action of the Chippewa county board was sustained and judgment was rendered accordingly. This appeal followed.
1. There is cast upon the county board the duty of determining the propriety of an enlargement of a school district. It exercises its…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schweigert v. AbbottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Hunstiger v. KilianSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Brazil v. County of SibleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- Farrell v. County of SibleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Sorknes v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
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- Thorland v. Independent Consolidated School District No. 44Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- In Re Certain School Districts, Freeborn CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- In Re Dissolution of Independent School District No. 27Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- Severts v. County of Yellow MedicineSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Independent School District No. 47 v. Meeker CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
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