State Ex Rel. Miller v. Lane Rural High School District No. 9

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This was an action in quo warranto brought by the state on the relation of the county attorney of Miami county to test the validity of proceedings leading up to the organization of a joint rural high-school district and to oust the defendant local officials from exercising any and all rights and duties in connection with such district. Judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff and defendants have appealed.

The background of the matter as found by the trial court in its findings of fact is as follows:

In July of 1949 a petition was presented to…