School Commissioners v. State Board of Education
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore city. This was a petition filed hy the appellees praying for a mandamus against the appellants, commánding them to use in the public schools and high schools of Baltimore city, such text-hooks as had been or might be prescribed hy the State Board of Education, as the uniform series of text-hooks to be used in the schools of the State. The allegations of the petition and answer are briefly stated in the opinion of this Court.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore city. This was a petition filed hy the appellees praying for a mandamus against the appellants, commánding them to use in the public schools and high schools of Baltimore city, such text-hooks as had been or might be prescribed hy the State Board of Education, as the uniform series of text-hooks to be used in the schools of the State. The allegations of the petition and answer are briefly stated in the opinion of this Court. There was no dispute as to the facts of the case. And after final hearing of tho cause the Court below, ( Martin, J,,) filed…
1Opinion of the CourtWeisel, J.
We have had no difficulty in coming to a conclusion upon the questions presented by the record in this case.
It is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Baltimore city directing a mandamus to issue, on the application of the State Board of Education, against the School Commissioners of Baltimore city, commanding them to use in the public schools and in the high schools of Baltimore city, such text-hooks as have been or may be prescribed by the State Board of Education, as the uniform series of textbooks to he used in the schools of the State.
The petition of the State Board of…
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