1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Wis.2d
  4. 31 Wis.2d
  5. 31 Wis.2d 7 (1966)
 

IRON R. G. S. DIST. v. BAYFIELD C. S. COMM.

31 Wis.2d 7 (1966)

IRON RIVER GRADE SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 and another, Appellants, v. BAYFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL COMMITTEE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

May 10, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Wartman & Wartman of Ashland, and oral argument by Richard Wartman.

For the respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Robert N. Ledin, district attorney of Bayfield county.

HEFFERNAN, J.

This case is another round in the battle for school-district reorganization that commenced in earnest in 1947. The battle that was commenced then has been substantially completed. In 1937 there were 7,777 school districts in the state; by the end of 1965 there were 541. In 1948 over 4,000 school districts were operating one room-one teacher graded schools; there are now less than 100.

This truly herculean reorganization was initiated by the exhaustive...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases