Palmer v. Sawyer County School Committee

The issue on this appeal is whether the pending of an appeal to the circuit court from an order of a county school committee reorganizing school districts pre-empts the field, so as to bar a proceeding under sec. 40.06, Stats., by the governing boards of municipalities for reorganizing one of the districts affected by such order, if such order is ultimately determined by the circuit court on such appeal to be void?

The appellant county school committee maintains that such undecided pending appeal does pre-empt the field. On the other hand, the respondent Palmer' contends that there was no…