Board of Education v. County Board of School Trustees

A certain 39^-acre tract of ground was annexed to the city of Bloomington. The effect of that annexation was automatic annexation of the territory to Bloomington Special Charter District No. 87, appellee herein, unless within the time prescribed by statute, proceedings as outlined in ch 122, sec 7-2.1 (Ill Rev Stats 1963, c 122, par 7-2.1) are invoked.

In this case the requisite petition was filed within the time specified by statute, and pursuant to the petition the Superintendent of Public Instruction caused a hearing to be held. The statute provides that if either the County Board of School…