Fosdyck v. Regional Board of School Trustees

Plaintiffs, Phyllis and Larry Fosdyck, petitioned the Regional Board of School Trustees of Marshall, Putnam, and Woodford Counties (Regional Board) to detach their property from their current school district and annex it to an adjacent district. The Regional Board denied their petition, the circuit court affirmed, and plaintiffs appeal. The only issue on appeal is whether the Regional Board’s decision to deny the petition was against the manifest weight of the evidence. We conclude that it was and reverse.

I. Facts

On July 15, 1991, plaintiffs filed a petition, pursuant to section 7—6 of the…