HEADINGTON v. NORTH WINNESHIEK COMMUNITY SCH. DIST.

No. 50725.

117 N.W.2d 831 (1962)

Wayne HEADINGTON, Truman Tollefsrud, Paul Thingvold, Palmer A. Anderson, Harlan Whitney, Obert D. Sacquitne, George F. Kruse, Jr., Merlin G. Snell, Forest Little, John Lenz, Loren Amundson, and Bernard H. Horgen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NORTH WINNESHIEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN the COUNTY OF WINNESHIEK, State of Iowa; Board of Directors of Community School District In the County of Winneshiek, State of Iowa, Mrs. Vincent Henry, Curtis Marlow, William Sexton, Edgar Peterson, Chester Thune, Members of said Board; Mrs. Edna Stromseth, Secretary of said Board, and, Mrs. Inez Shuros, Treasurer of North Winneshiek Community School District in the County of Winneshiek, State of Iowa, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 13, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller, Pearson & Melaas, Decorah, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Elwood, Anderson & Elwood, Cresco, for defendants-appellees.


SNELL, Justice.

This is an action in equity challenging the declared result in a school bond election.

Plaintiffs-Appellants are taxpayers and electors residing in North Winneshiek Community School District in Winneshiek County.

The school district, its directors and officers are defendants.

In April, 1961, the district held an election and submitted the following proposition to the voters:

"Shall the following public measure be adopted...

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