St. Clairsville Borough School District v. Osterburg Independent School District

Wright, P. J.,

During the school years of 1939-40 and 1940-41 the School District of St. Clairsville Borough admitted to its grade school three pupils who resided in the adjoining Osterburg Independent School District. This suit is brought to recover from the latter district the sum of $80.48, which is the admitted per capita cost of the tuition of these pupils. An affidavit of defense was filed and the matter is now before the court upon plaintiff’s rule to show cause why judgment should not be entered on the pleadings.

Under ordinary circumstances school directors are not required to send…