School District No. 1 of Hayward v. Larson

The following opinion was filed April 3, 1928:

Crownhart, J.

The learned trial court, in addition to the findings of fact above set forth, filed a very able and comprehensive opinion, which is printed in the margin.1 *215This opinion throws the spot light on the situation so that the facts stand out in their true relation.

The situation was unusual. Hayward was still in the pioneer stage, largely built from the lumber industry. The municipal officers, no doubt, were not so familiar with their duties as similar officers in older settled communities. Hayward had a national bank, and its officers,…