Legal Opinion

Smith v. Blairsburg Independent School District

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 17, 1916PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from Hamilton District Court. — Edward M. McCall, Judge. Certiorari to test the legality of certain proceedings of the defendant boards, and praying that they be annulled. The petition was dismissed, and plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.

l. schools and TErcTs': consolpetition:Stc3c-ls' aai-yinof band's. The validity of the organization ^ie Blairsburg Consolidated Tndependent School District is challenged in this suit- The petition therefor was addressed: “To the Honorable Board of Directors' of Independent District, Township of Blairsburg, County of Hamilton, State of Iowa.” Then followed the petition in usual form, reciting that the undersigned are resident electors of the territory proposed to be included; that such territory is not less than 16 sections, and they constitute .more than one third of the electors residing…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gill v. . CommissionersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
  2. Baker v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
  3. School Corp. v. Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  4. Independent School District No. 8 v. Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Zilske v. AlbersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
  2. Wall v. County Board of Education of Johnson CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
  3. State Ex Rel. Harberts v. Klemme Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
  4. State ex rel. Ondler v. RoweSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  5. Anderson v. HadleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1954

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