Legal Opinion

Calahan v. Greeley Handsaker

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 11, 1907PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Story District Court.— Hon. W. D. Evans, Judge. Suit in equity to restrain the defendants from proceeding to consolidate the subdistricts of said school township, and to restrain them from issuing and disposing of certain bonds issued for schoolhouse as proposed, and from using the funds so procured in building a schoolhouse in the town of Pernald in said township. There was a trial to the court and a judgment dismissing the petition. The plaintiffs appeals. — ■

1Opinion of the CourtShebwin, J.

The appellants are residents and taxpayers in Richland township, Story county, Iowa. At the time this case was tried the defendants were officers and members of the board of directors of the school township of Richland in said county. At a called meeting of the school board of Richland township held at Center schoolhouse March 2, 1905, the following resolution was passed: “Be it resolved that at the annual meeting of the voters of the school township of Richland to be held Mar. 13, 1905, the question of issuing not to exceed $4,000 school building bonds to erect and complete a schoolhouse…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hawes v. MillerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  2. Rock v. RinehartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
  3. Smith v. District TownshipSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  4. Milwaukee & St. Paul R. v. County of KossuthSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Wall v. County Board of Education of Johnson CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
  2. Lehigh Sewer Pipe & Tile Co. v. Incorporated Town of LehighSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
  3. State Ex Rel. Schilling v. Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
  4. Gallagher v. School TownshipSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  5. City of Cheyenne v. State ex rel. RollinsWyoming Supreme Court · 1908

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