Legal Opinion

Harris v. School District No. 48

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided November 18, 1913PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Pennington County. Hon. Dbvi McGee, Judge. Action by Jessie Harris against School District No. 48 of Pennington County, to recover money because of non-transportation of plaintiff’s children to school. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals.

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Appeal from Circuit Court, Pennington County. Hon. Dbvi McGee, Judge. Action by Jessie Harris against School District No. 48 of Pennington County, to recover money because of non-transportation of plaintiff’s children to school. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. The statute confers no legal authority upon the district .board of School District No'. 48, to .provide transportation for plaintiff’s children to a public school in an adjoining school district, there being a public school in District No. 48 nearer their home. Boyce v. Board of…

1Opinion of the CourtGates, J.

[1] This is an action to recover from a school district a sum of money because of the nontransportation of plaintiff’s children to school by the district. It is based on chapter 141, Laws of 1911. The agreed statement of facts is as follows: “That the plaintiff, together with his wife, and three children of legal school age, reside on a homestead' in School District No. 48, in Pennington County, S. D. That the. defendant is a duly organized township school district corporation in Pennington county, S. D., organized under and by virtue of the laws of South Dakota, prior to the fall of 1911,…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Olson v. Pulaski Common School DistrictSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958
  2. County School Board v. Cottonwood School District No. 41South Dakota Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Olson v. AltemusSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Groton Independent Consolidated District No. 1 v. TrottSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Olson v. Pulaski Common School DistrictSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958

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