Legal Opinion

Smith v. Board of Education

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 14, 1913No. Gen. No. 18,997PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1912.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice F. A. Smith

delivered the opinion of the court.

By this appeal the Board of Education of Oak Park and River Forest Township High School brings before this court for review a judgment in mandamus rendered in a proceeding instituted by appellee, Edward Smith, an expelled pupil of the high school in Oak Park. The judgment declared void the action of expulsion and ordered the return of the petitioner to the school.

The petition for mandamus was filed May 6, 1912, and sets forth that the petitioner, a hoy of sixteen years jxLage, is a resident of Oak Park, Illinois, and under…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Illinois State Board of Dental Examiners v. People ex rel. CooperIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. McCormick v. BurtIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Wilson v. Board of Education of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Kelly v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
  5. Trustees of Schools v. School Directors of District No. 2Illinois Supreme Court · 1901

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Sherman v. HymanTennessee Supreme Court · 1942
  2. People Ex Rel. Bluett v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ETC.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1956
  3. Donaldson ex rel. Reyes v. Board of Education for Danville School District No. 118Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  4. Hughes v. Caddo Parish School BoardDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1945
  5. Scoville v. Board of Education of Joliet Tp. HS Dist. 204District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1968

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API