Preston v. Board of Education
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lirm• District Court.— Hon. J. H. Preston, Judge. Action of mandamus. A demurrer to the petition was overruled. Defendants electing to stand upon the demurrer, and failing to show further cause, a writ was ordered to issue as prayed, and there was judgment against defendants for costs. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
Plaintiff alleges in her petition that she has been a resident of the defendant district since February, 1900; that she became of age in May, 1902, and that, although her parents removed from said district in September, 1902, she remained, and that her residence has been in good faith. She further alleges that after the removal of her parents she entered the public schools of the defendant district, *356and continued therein without question until in January, 1903, at which time payment of tuition was demanded of her by the school superintendent as a condition of her future attendance ; that she…
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