Peets v. Martin

In March, 1923, a petition signed by thirty-five patrons of the Centennial, Oak Ridge, and Midway rural public schools of Copiah county, was presented to the county school board, requesting said county school board to consolidate the said schools, and also that territory of the Grafton Hall school which lies within Copiah county, said Grafton Hall school being composed of territory in Copiah and Lincoln counties and petitioned the board to locate the said consolidated school at or near the Ras Matthews’ place in said territory.

Subsequently the county school board passed an order consolidating…