Miller v. Trustees of Schools Township 15 North, Range 6 East
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding. This was a petition for a common law writ of certiorari, in substance following: Petitioners allege that school district Ho. 7, in town 15, range 6, was organized many years ago, and was composed of sections 25, 26, 35 and 36, of which said petitioners are actual residents and tax payers; that there was constructed a good, sufficient and comfortable school house at the center of…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding. This was a petition for a common law writ of certiorari, in substance following: Petitioners allege that school district Ho. 7, in town 15, range 6, was organized many years ago, and was composed of sections 25, 26, 35 and 36, of which said petitioners are actual residents and tax payers; that there was constructed a good, sufficient and comfortable school house at the center of said district, which location was just towards all the inhabitants of said district; that said district was in Moultrie…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was a petition for a common law writ of certiorari, to bring before the circuit court the record of the proceedings of the trustees of schools, in order to test the legality of the action of the trustees in uniting certain school districts named in the petition. At the term of court at which the writ was returnable the - defendants appeared, and, upon motion, the court quashed the writ and dismissed the suit. This decision is assigned for error.
It is not claimed that the writ or proceedings are informal, but the decision of the circuit court is attempted to be sustained upon the ground…
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