Townsend v. Garrett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Davis District Court. — Hon. C. W. Vermilion, Judge. Suit in equity brought by the plaintiffs to test the legality of the proceedings of the organization of the Consolidated Independent District of Troy named as defendant. The individual plaintiffs are alleged to be residents and taxpayers in the territory included in such district. They join as defendants the purported officials of such consolidated district. There was a decree dismissing the petition.
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Appeal from Davis District Court. — Hon. C. W. Vermilion, Judge. Suit in equity brought by the plaintiffs to test the legality of the proceedings of the organization of the Consolidated Independent District of Troy named as defendant. The individual plaintiffs are alleged to be residents and taxpayers in the territory included in such district. They join as defendants the purported officials of such consolidated district. There was a decree dismissing the petition. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The Consolidated Independent School District of Troy was so organized as to include the territory of four independent districts previously existing. These were known respectively as the Independent Districts of Troy, Walnut Grove, Stringtown, and Antioch. The proceedings *410had purported to be in pursuance of Code See. 2794-a. The plaintiffs challenge the legality of the proceedings and therefore the legality of the organization of the consolidated district on two grounds:(1) That the notice of election for the proposed consolidation was insufficient and illegal in that there was a failure to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Independent District v. TaylorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Schofield v. Independent School District of FergusonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915