Thoreson v. Susens
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Louis Thoresou, Oscar Gahlon and Edward O’Brien appealed to the district court for Douglas county from an order consolidating school districts Eos. 22 and 15 in that county into a district to be known as Consolidated School District No. 15. George Susens, as county superintendent of schools, filed an answer to tbe complaint of the appellants. The appeal was heard before Parsons, J., who made findings and dismissed the appeal.
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Louis Thoresou, Oscar Gahlon and Edward O’Brien appealed to the district court for Douglas county from an order consolidating school districts Eos. 22 and 15 in that county into a district to be known as Consolidated School District No. 15. George Susens, as county superintendent of schools, filed an answer to tbe complaint of the appellants. The appeal was heard before Parsons, J., who made findings and dismissed the appeal. From an order denying the motion of appellants for amended findings and for judgment in their favor or for a new trial, they appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
This appeal involves the validity of an election in proceedings for the consolidation of two school districts, pursuant to chapter 207 p. 268, Laws 1911 (G. S. 1918, §§ 2686-2694). The principal contention is that no lawful notice of the election was given.
The statute provides that the county superintendent shall “cause ten days’ posted notice to be given in each district affected.” The term “posted notice” means “the posting, at the beginning of the prescribed period of notice, of a copy of the notice * * * in a manner likely to attract attention, in each of three of the most public places…
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