State Ex Rel. Meacham v. Preston

This is an action in quo warranto brought by Cameron Meacham, prosecuting attorney of Scioto county, Ohio, on behalf of the state of Ohio, against George Preston, William Groh, John B. Lee, Fred Bihl and Fred Bobst. The section of the General Code involved in this case, Section 4736, reads as follows :

“The county board of education may create a school district from one or more school districts or parts thereof, and in so doing shall make an equitable division of the funds or indebtedness between the newly created district and any districts from which any portion of such newly created district…