Trustees of Schools v. People ex rel. Travis

Appellee and others, residents of township 10 north, in range 6 west, and in township 9 north, in range 6 west, petitioned for the formation of a new school district. The petition, in every particular, conformed to clause 3, of section 33, of the school law, (R. S. 1874). On the presentation of the petition to the trustees of schools in township 9, they granted the prayer of the petition, but the trustees of township 10 declined to grant the prayer. Thereupon appellee filed his petition for a mandamus to compel the trustees to pass an order erecting the district. The trustees first filed a…