Legal Opinion
Buttolph v. Osborn
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 3, 1956No. 25PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHulburd, J.
This is a petition brought by fourteen residents and taxpayers of the town of Shoreham, Vermont, for a writ of mandamus to compel the petitionees, the school directors of that town, to open and maintain the high school there as in the past, and to contract with teachers to staff the high school for the ensuing year. The case was heard on the petitionees’ demurrer.
The petition alleges that the school directors closed the Shoreham high school at the end of the 1954-1955 school year and are arranging for the advanced education of the resident pupils outside the town. It further alleges that on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Loeb v. LoebSupreme Court of Vermont · 1955
- Morse v. AshleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Proctor v. HufnailSupreme Court of Vermont · 1940
- State v. Estate of TaranovichSupreme Court of Vermont · 1949
- Camp v. SupermanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1955
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Rutland Herald v. Vermont State Police and Office of the Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of Vermont · 2012
- Swart v. South Burlington Town School DistrictSupreme Court of Vermont · 1961
- Gerard Couture v. Selectmen of BerkshireSupreme Court of Vermont · 1960
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