School Corp. v. Independent School District
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Warren District Court. — Hon. Lorin W. Hays, Judge. Suit'in equity to enjoin the defendant school district and its officers from issuing certain bonds on the ground of alleged illegality in the organization of defendant sehool district. Subsequent to the institution of this suit, a certiorari proceeding was instituted by tbe same plaintiff against tbe same defendants for the purpose of testing the legality of the same proceedings.
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Appeal from, Warren District Court. — Hon. Lorin W. Hays, Judge. Suit'in equity to enjoin the defendant school district and its officers from issuing certain bonds on the ground of alleged illegality in the organization of defendant sehool district. Subsequent to the institution of this suit, a certiorari proceeding was instituted by tbe same plaintiff against tbe same defendants for the purpose of testing the legality of the same proceedings. The two cases were tried together in the court below and are submitted here upon the same briefs. The defendants demurred to the petition in the first…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The proceedings attacked by the plaintiff purported to have been had in pursuance of section 2794 of Code Supplement, which is as follows:
■Formation of Independent District. Upon the written petition of any ten voters of a city, town or village of over one hundred residents, to the board of the school corporation in which the portion of the town plat having the largest number of voters is situated, such board shall establish the boundaries of a proposed independent district, including therein all of the city, town or village, and also such contiguous territory as is authorized by a written…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Ryan v. VargaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Bennett v. HetheringtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
- Baker v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
- Munn v. School Township of Soap CreekSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
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- State Ex Rel. Mercer v. Incorporated Town of CrestwoodSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
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