WILLIE v. INDEPENDENT SCH. DIST. NO. 709

No. 44660.

231 N.W.2d 272 (1975)

Edward D. and Patsy Ann WILLIE, Individually and as Natural Guardians of Janet Ann Willie, et al., Appellants, v. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 709, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald C. Martin, Legal Aid Service of Duluth, Duluth, for appellants.

Robert A. Hughes, Duluth, for respondent.

Peter S. Popovich and Ivars J. Krafts, St. Paul, amicus curiae, seeking affirmance.

R. Michael Wetherbee, Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, Minneapolis, amicus curiae, seeking reversal.

Considered and decided by the court en banc.


OTIS, Justice.

This is an action, brought by the parents of children attending school in defendant school district, seeking a declaratory judgment that compulsory fees charged by the school district were unconstitutional. Plaintiffs prayed for an injunction prohibiting the school district from further assessing such fees. The trial court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, holding that neither the Federal Constitution...

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