State Ex Rel. Cowan v. Morgan

A petition was filed in the circuit court of Jackson county seeking the issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel the county superintendent of education to employ and contract with a teacher for the Steede public school ’ for the scholastic year 1925-26. The petition averred that the Steede public school district had been lawfully established, and -had been maintained for many years, and the orders of the school board defining the boundaries of the district were attached as exhibits thereto. The petition further alleged that the Steede school is located in a sparsely settled portion of the…