State ex rel. Johnston v. Mallory

PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

These are consolidated actions in mandamus by which respondents, which are three-director, common school districts under § 160.011, RSMo (L.1963, p. 208, § 1-1), V.A.M.S., were successful in securing commands of the trial court to appellant, to determine the exact boundaries of the two proposed six-director districts, and to call an election by the voters thereof on the proposals as required by § 162.221, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. Appellant contends that § 162.211, subd. 4, which expressly authorized common school districts to organize into six-director districts, is in…