Clausen v. School District No. 33

A knowledge of the background for the proceedings leading up to- the appeal which is before this court is essential to an understanding and determination of the issues involved.

On February 17, 1956, pursuant to the provisions of section 79-402, R. S. Supp., 1955, a petition containing the names of more than 55 percent of the legal voters of school district No. 33 in Lincoln County, Nebraska, was filed with the county superintendent requesting the creation of a new district or a change of boundaries so that this district and school district No. 37 should be bounded as one district. The…