State ex rel. Niess v. Junkins

HOGAN, Judge.

This is a proceeding in mandamus. Rela-tors, suing as an unincorporated association pursuant to Rule 52.10, V.A.M.R.,1 sought construction and enforcement of § 163.-031(9), which, during the time here involved, regulated the disbursement of school foundation funds2 and read:

“[A] school district shall spend for teachers’ salaries each year at least eighty percent of the state school funds received under this section that year as provided by section 163.061 and as much of the revenue produced by local tax levies as was spent for teachers’ salaries the previous year. In the event a…