Torgerson v. Golden Valley School District No. 85
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court of Williams County, Fisk, J. The policy expressed in § 1188, Compiled Laws 1913, is that no child shall be deprived of that education and an equal opportunity to the same even though the taxpayers are unwilling to vote to remove or build a school site.
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Appeal from District Court of Williams County, Fisk, J. The policy expressed in § 1188, Compiled Laws 1913, is that no child shall be deprived of that education and an equal opportunity to the same even though the taxpayers are unwilling to vote to remove or build a school site. State v. Mostead (N. D.) 158 N. W. 349. The public schools of North Dakota are under the control of the legislature, and the respective school boards have no other powers than those expressly conferred upon them. Pronovost v. Brunnette, 162 N. W. 300; Kretchmer v. School Board, 158 N. W. 993. The right to hold an…
1Opinion of the CourtBikdzell, J.
This action is one involving the validity of an election held in the defendant school district on May 22, 1918, for the purpose of changing the location of the consolidated school therein. Prior to the consolidation in August, 1917, three schools, located in different parts of the district, were conducted. Under the authority of § 1190, Compiled Laws of 1913, .an election was held on August 1, 1917, resulting in the consolidation of the schools, and the site of the consolidated school was determined to be a site already owned by the district, near the village of Temple. In the month of May…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Jay v. MarshallMontana Supreme Court · 1893
- Kessler v. State ex rel. ClarkIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
- Stayton v. ButcheeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1905