West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District v. County Board of School Trustees

This is an action brought by the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District attacking the order of the Orange County Board of School Trustees, annexing the Orange Common School District #1 to the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District. Trial was by jury, but at the close of all of the testimony, the jury was discharged and the court rendered judgment upholding the validity of the order under attack. The parties will be referred to herein as “West Orange,” “Orange County Board,” and “Orange Common School District.”

The undisputed evidence shows the following…