Joint Free High School District v. Town of Green Grove
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL fróm the Circuit Court for Clark County. The following statement of' the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: The complaint alleges, in effect, that prior to March, 1885, the towns of Hull and Colby were duly organized towns adjoining each other, the former in Marathon county, and the latter immediately west of it in Clark county.
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APPEAL fróm the Circuit Court for Clark County. The following statement of' the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: The complaint alleges, in effect, that prior to March, 1885, the towns of Hull and Colby were duly organized towns adjoining each other, the former in Marathon county, and the latter immediately west of it in Clark county. That at the annual town meeting in each of said towns, April I, 1885, in pursuance of due notice 'previously given by the supervisors of said towns, respectively, a resolution was adopted by a majority of the electors of said towns, respectively, of…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
It is claimed on the part of the defendant that when, in April, 1887, the township of Green Grove was created and organized out of the western portion of the territory which had previously constituted the township of Colby, such territory as was thereupon comprised in such new town ceased to be a portion of such joint free high school district, and hence no longer was obliged to contribute to the support of such high school.
The statute provides for the formation of joint common school districts. Sec. 415, R. S. It also provides that every school district organized pursuant to the chapter on…
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