Ind. Dist. of Sheldon v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Sioux District Court. . It is stated in the petition that the plaintiff had been duly organized, and had properly certified to the defendant board of supervisors the amount required for teachers’, contingent and school-house fund, and had requested said board to levy taxes accordingly; that said board refused so to do, and the relief asked was a mandamus compelling the performance of the alleged duty.
Read the full summary
Appeal from Sioux District Court. . It is stated in the petition that the plaintiff had been duly organized, and had properly certified to the defendant board of supervisors the amount required for teachers’, contingent and school-house fund, and had requested said board to levy taxes accordingly; that said board refused so to do, and the relief asked was a mandamus compelling the performance of the alleged duty. The answer set up several defenses, and presented for determination the questions considered in the opinion. There was a reference and a finding of facts. A motion to set aside the…
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
i .school ¿usLataon‘:rtoxa'tlon' 1 — I. The difficulty in this case is caused by the fact that the plaintiff and Independent District of Grant both claim jurisdiction over certain territory. Doth of these districts certified to the board of supervisors the amount each required to be levied as taxes on the disputed territory for teachers’ and contingent fund.
The board refused to make any levy for the amount certified by the plaintiff, but did levy the amount certified by the Independent District of Grant. The appellants insist this action was right, or, if not, that the board acted judicially,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harwood v. QuinbySupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
3Cited by17 opinions
- Mayor of Oakland v. Mayor of Mountain Lake ParkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
- State ex rel. Johnson v. ClarkNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1911
- State Ex Rel. Harberts v. Klemme Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
- Trumbull County Board of Education v. State Ex Rel. Van WyeOhio Supreme Court · 1930
- City of El Paso v. State ex rel. Town of AscarateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.