WELLS v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MERCER COUNTY


289 S.W.2d 492 (1956)

Luther WELLS et al., Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MERCER COUNTY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Ward, Harrodsburg, for appellants.

W. A. Wickliffe, Draffen & Wickliffe, Harrodsburg, for appellee.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

The Board of Education of Mercer County has ordered the Fairview elementary school closed and assigned the pupils to schools at Cornishville, Salvisa and McAfee. The patrons of the Fairview school and taxpayers of the community instituted this suit to enjoin that action. The complaint describes the conditions and injurious consequences, as the plaintiffs claim. They rest their case upon the grounds of unreasonable and arbitrary action on the...

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