Legal Opinion

Webb v. School District No. 3

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 3, 1901No. Nos. 12,520 — (61)PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Action in the district court for Lac qui Parle county by plaintiff, a taxpayer and legal voter of said county, to restrain defendant school district and the trustees thereof from purchasing a tract of land for a new school-house site. The case was tried before Powers, J., who found in favor of plaintiff. From a judgment entered pursuant to the findings, defendants appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

This action was brought to enjoin defendants from purchasing a tract of land as a school-house site. Plaintiff had judgment in the court below, and defendants appealed.

In 1881 defendant school district purchased and paid for a tract of land as a site for a school house, voted the bonds of the district, and built a school house thereon. Ever since that year the site and school building have been used and occupied by the district and by the voters thereof for educational and school pur*112poses. Regular terms of school have been taught therein, and annually the voters of the district have there…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Reed v. City of AnokaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
  2. Sayles v. City of AbileneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  3. Ketterer v. Independent School District No. 1Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
  4. Brown v. FitcherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
  5. Skrove v. Town BoardsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922

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