Ford v. Rothwell

1. Jurisdiction of the circuit court to hear the appeal. The orders of the school committees were made pursuant to sec. 40.035 (3), Stats. Par. (b) thereof provides that this type of order is “subject to appeal to the state superintendent but not to a referendum.” Sec. 40.035 does not tell us how an appeal to the state superintendent is to be taken; nor does it set a time limit for such appeal. Neither does it say whether or not there may be an appeal from the state superintendent to the circuit court. We find no other statute prescribing the procedure to be followed and expressly referring…