Gibson v. School District No. 5
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ingham Circuit. This suit was brought by plaintiffs in error in justice’s court, where they obtained judgment, and the school district took an appeal to the circuit. The cause in the circuit was tried by the court without a jury and the following special finding filed, viz.: “This cause was tried before the court without,a jury, and the following facts are found and conclusions of law deduced therefrom: “First.
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Error to Ingham Circuit. This suit was brought by plaintiffs in error in justice’s court, where they obtained judgment, and the school district took an appeal to the circuit. The cause in the circuit was tried by the court without a jury and the following special finding filed, viz.: “This cause was tried before the court without,a jury, and the following facts are found and conclusions of law deduced therefrom: “First. That the defendant is a school district duly organized, and was such on the 7th day of March, 1871. “Second. That on that day William M. Williams was director and Henry M.…
1Opinion of the Court
Marston, J:
Counsel for the school district claim, and counsel for plaintiffs in error concede, that the order of March 7th, a *407copy of which, is sot forth in the finding of facts, is void. It is not pretended that the charts in question were purchased pursuant to instructions given by the district board, or that the board at any time after the purchase ratified it. It is claimed that section 3618 makes it the duty of the director to provide the necessary appendages for the schoolhouse, and keep the same in good condition and repair, and that under this section he could purchase the charts in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Township of Taymouth v. KoehlerMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
- School-District No. 4 v. SnellMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
3Cited by2 opinions
- LaPorte v. Escanaba Area Public SchoolsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- Western Publishing House v. School-District No. 1Michigan Supreme Court · 1892