State ex rel. Harmis v. Alexander
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lyon District Court — Hon. Wm. Hutchinson, Judge. This is a quo warranto proceeding to test the legality of the incorporation of the Independent School District of Little Rock in Lyon county, Iowa.
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Appeal from Lyon District Court — Hon. Wm. Hutchinson, Judge. This is a quo warranto proceeding to test the legality of the incorporation of the Independent School District of Little Rock in Lyon county, Iowa. The trial court found that the district had no legal existence; that its officers wefe acting illegally, and they were ousted from their official positions ; that the independent district had no legal existence; and that all acts relating to the formation thereof were void. Defendants appealed.'
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Prior to the acts complained of, what is known as Elgin township, in which the town of Little Rock is located, was an independent school district in virtue of the general law relating to that subject. On March 17, 1902, a petition was presented to the school board, asking that the district be so divided as to segregate that part of the territory outside the town of Little Rock into one independent district, and that within the town into another. And on the same day the school board ordered an election to be held on April 11th, of the same year, to determine the question, and gave notice of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State ex rel. West v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Perkins v. Board of Directors of the Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
- Benjamin v. District Township of MalakaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
- State ex rel. Phillips v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- Rodgers v. Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Nelson v. Consol. Independent Sch. Dist. of Troy MillsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- State ex rel. Fullerton v. Des Moines City RailwaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Waggoner v. DedmoreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1930
- Harvey v. KirtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- State Ex Rel. Jordan v. Mayor of GreenwoodMississippi Supreme Court · 1930
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