Mendenhall v. Board of Directors of the Independent School District
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mahaska District Court.— Hon. K. E. Willcockson, Judge. Suit in equity to restrain defendants from locating a schoolhouse within thirty rods of plaintiff’s dwelling house. The trial court granted the relief prayed, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDbemek, J.
Section 2814 of the Code, as amended by Laws 1907, chapter 153, relating to school sites, provides that any school corporation may take and -hold so much real estate as may be required for schoolhouse sites, for the location or construction thereon of schoolhouses, and the convenient use thereof, but not to exceed one acre exclusive of public highways, except in a city, town or village it may *555include one block exclusive of the street or highway, as the case may be (or in certain cases may consist of not to exceed four acres unless by the owner’s consent), which site must be upon some public…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Brockway v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
3Cited by1 opinion
- Dennis v. Independent School District of WalkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914