Legal Opinion

Farnum's Petition

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 15, 1871PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Petition by Simeon Earnum for a writ of certiorari. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. cited and commented on Merrill v. Sherburne, 1 N. H. 213 ; Towle v. Eastern Railroad, 18 N. H. 547 ; Woart v. Winnick, 3 N. H. 481; Roby v. West, 4 N. H. 287; Bristol v. New Chester, 3 N. H. 534; Bow v. Norris, 4 N. H. 16 ; Claris v. Claris, 10 N. H. 386; Crilman v. Cutis, 23 N. H. 382 ; Willard v. Harvey, 24 N. H. 344; Adams v. Haclcett, 27 N. H. 294; Lalceman v.…

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1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.

This is a petition for awrit of certiorari to School District No. 13, in Concord, to certify their records as to the location of their school-house, and that the doings of the county commissioners be adjudged erroneous and Yoid.

On the 26th day of June, 1871, the superintending school committee of Concord, after due notice to the parties, and hearing, decided upon a location for a new school-house in said district; and no question is made but that their action in the premises was in all respects conformable to law.

As the law stood at that time, this decision of the school committee was to be…

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