Washburn v. Mann

SHIELDS, J., pro tem.

The question involved here is the manner in which a school or schools are located in union school districts. In this case a union school district, later known as “Feather Eiver Union School District,” was organized as required by law by merging two existing school districts in Yuba County. Shortly after the formation of the Union School District the defendants Mann, Beard, Hanson, Parsons and Shaver qualified as trustees of the district, and later proceeded and attempted to select and purchase a site for the Union Schoolhouse and grounds. In doing this they adopted the…