Aananson v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Emmet District Court. AotioN for a mandamus to compel the defendants, as directors of the district township of Swan Lake, to provide school privileges for the plaintiff’s children. There was a demurrer to the plaintiff’s petition, and the demurrer was sustained. The plaintiff elected to stand upon his petition, and judgment was rendered against him for costs.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Oh. J.
The plaintiff shows in his petition that the nearest school-house in the district township of Swan Lake is three miles distant from him; that he has five children of school age; and that no other school has been provided for his children. He also shows that the district township has an abundance of school-house and teacher’s funds. The defendants demurred, on the ground substantially, that the duty of providing a special school for the accommodation of any particular person or persons is a matter of discretion? and the exercise of the duty may be entirely omitted if the…
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