Gormley v. Rural High-school District Number 5

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Joi-inston, C. J.:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus to compel the rural high-school board to call a special election in the district to vote on the disorganization thereof. It is alleged that a proper petition, signed by two-fifths of the legal eleotors residing within the district, had been presented to the board asking that it call an election to vote on the proposition of disorganization, but that they had failed and refused to issue the call.

It appears that the organization of the school district was authorized by an election held on…