State ex rel. Koontz v. Brown
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Meade County. Hon. W. G. Rick, Judge. Mandamus by the State, on relation of Philip Koontz, against David Brown and others, as Commissioners of Meade County, and Juliet Brown, as Superintendent of Schools of said county. Judgment for defendants, and relator appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCOY, J.
This is a proceeding in mandamus seeking to compel by mandate of the court the division of a school district, The court made findings of fact and conclusions of law, as follows : That on the 12th day of March, 1907, a duly and legally petitioned, called, and conducted election was held for the purpose of dividing school district Ncr. 23 of Meade county into two new districts, which said election resulted in ten votes being cast in favor of the proposed division and two votes in opposition. That thereafter the matter of said proposed division duly and regularly came up for action by the board…
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