COOPER v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF KANSAS CITY

No. 42117.

239 S.W.2d 509 (1951)

COOPER et al. v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF KANSAS CITY et al.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

May 14, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurman L. McCormick, William I. Potter, Kansas City, for appellants.

Blatchford Downing, Edward T. Matheny, Jr. and Caldwell, Downing, Noble & Garrity, all of Kansas City, for respondents, School District of Kansas City and Members of its Board of Directors.

Hilary A. Bush, County Counselor, August F. Behrendt, Asst. County Counselor, Kansas City, for respondent, Ben Nordberg, County Clerk.


BARRETT, Commissioner.

This is a suit by six voters and taxpayers, "on their own behalf, and on behalf of all other parties and persons similarly situated," against the School District of Kansas City, its officers and board of directors and the county clerk of Jackson County. The purpose of the suit is to restrain, by injunction, the school district and its seccretary and directors from certifying to the county clerk that two-thirds of the qualified voters of the...

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