Boone Co. Board of Ed. v. Harrison School Dist. No. 1

Guy Amsler, Justice.

This case involves a dispute over some 600 to 700 acres of land that each district involved desires to have within its boundaries. The acreage had a taxable value of approximately $52,000.00 and 8 pupils were residing thereon in 1965.

In January of 1965 the directors of Bergman School District (called Bergman herein) petitioned [Ark. Stat. Ann. § 80-412 (Repl. I960)] the Boone County Board of Education (hereinafter called County Board) for á boundary line change.

Directors of the Harrison School District (called Harrison) refused to agree and the County Board acting pursuant…