Advisory Board v. State ex rel. Smith
Indiana Supreme Court
From Miami Circuit Court; Joseph N. Tillett, Judge. Action by the State of Indiana, on the relation of Zadoc Smith, against the Advisory Board of Harrison Township. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Monks, J.—
This action was brought by the relator to compel appellant by writ of mandamus to make an appropriation to build a schoolhouse in “a new joint school district.” The alternative writ of mandate commanded appellant to make “an appropriation” of a “sufficient sum of money to defray Harrison township’s proportionate share of the cost for the purchase of the site and the erection of a schoolhouse in the new joint school district of Harrison and Clay townships, as prayed for by a majority of the school patrons of school' districts one and two of said townships, as set forth in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Advisory Board of Washington Township v. State, ex rel. WhaleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Board of Commissioners v. State ex rel. UnderwoodIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
- State ex rel. Thiebaud v. Connersville Natural Gas Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1904
- State ex rel. Bunn v. FisherIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
3Cited by7 opinions
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- State ex rel. Fairchilds v. AndersonIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
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