Mt. Hope School District v. Hendrickson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Warren District Court. — W. G. Vander Ploeg, Judge. ACTION to enjoin the auditor of Warren County, Iowa, from issuing a warrant in favor of the defendant school district for tuition of two pupils who, as alleged by plaintiff, are not "residents of the plaintiff district. The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s petition, and entered judgment for costs. Plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtDe GRAEf, J.
This appeal involves a matter of definition and its application to undisputed "facts. What constitutes actual residence of a person of school age, within the purview of our statute? It is provided:
‘ ‘ Every school shall be free of tuition to all actual residents between the ages of five and twenty-one years.” Section 2773, Supplement to the Code, 1913.
• It is further provided:
“Any person of school age who is a resident of a school corporation which does not offer a four-year high-school course and who has completed the. course as approved by the department of public instruction for such…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- State ex rel. Smith v. Board of EducationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
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