Bloomquist v. County of Washington
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From an order of the board of commissioners of Washington county denying a petition for organizing a new school district, John P„ Bloomquist, one of the petitioners, appealed to the district court for Chisago county. The appeal was tried before Crosby, J., and a jury,, which rendered a verdict in favor of petitioner. From an order denying a motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial, the board of county commissioners appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Section 3669, G. S. 1894, was amended by chapter 125, p. 152, Laws 1901, so as to provide for an appeal from the action of the board-*164of county commissioners in organizing new school districts, in part as follows:
Any petitioner, voter or freeholder of any of the districts affected by such order, feeling aggrieved by the action of the county commissioners, organizing or refusing to organize the district as prayed in such petition may appeal to the district court of any county in which is situated any part of the territory embraced within the boundaries of such proposed new district, upon any of…
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