· 12/15/1831
President & Trustees v. Patchen
Citations
- 8 Wend. 47
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- school districts are creatures of the legislature and therefore school districts and their officers only have those powers expressly granted to them by statute or necessarily implied under the statute
- school districts are creatures of the legislature and therefore school districts and their officers only have those powers expressly granted to them by statute or necessarily implied under the statute
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Judges: Allen, Sherman
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