Garrett v. Folsom

UDALL, Justice.

Appellant (petitioner below) questions by mandamus the attempt to form a union high school district embracing the same territory as that included in the two existing high school districts in Yavapai county. The appellees (respondents below) are the Yavapai County Superintendent of Schools and the then County Attorney of Yavapai County.

A.R.S. § 15-501 authorizes two or more adjoining school districts having an average daily attendance of not less than 200 pupils, or an assessed valuation of not less than $1,500,000 to form a union high school district. Section 15-502 prescribes…