Pyle v. Puntney

- delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a petition for a writ of mandamus filed in the circuit court of White county "by appellant against appellee, Harry E. Puntney, superintendent of schools of White county, to compel appellee to approve the attendance of John W. Pyle, son of appellant, at the Carmi Township High School in accordance with the provisions of section 96, Cahill’s St., ch. 122, fi" 104, of “An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools, ’ ’ as amended by an act approved July 7, 1927 (Session Laws 1927, page 806).

A general demurrer was filed by appellee to the…