Legal Opinion · Dissent

Oakdale Community Consolidated School District No. 1 v. County Board of School

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 20, 1957No. 34310Published

1DissentChief Justice Davis

I dissent from the court’s conclusion, and its determination that “the record shows no substantial difference in the educational facilities” of the schools under consideration, and that the petitioning legal voters “desire the change because Coulterville is their trading and banking center, and in some cases, is the place where the witness attends church.”

The record discloses that the Coulterville School District No. 1 operates grades 1 to 12, inclusive, is State accredited and in good standing with the North Central Accrediting Association. The school has modern facilities of water, toilets…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. School District No. 79 v. County Board of School TrusteesIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Logan v. Civil Service CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
  3. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Oakdale Community Consolidated School District No. 1 v. County Board of School TrusteesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956

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