Case Name: Williams et al. v. Lee
Court: Mississippi Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Decision Date: 1923-03
Citations: 132 Miss. 499
Docket Number: No. 23332
Parties: Williams et al. v. Lee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Mississippi Reports
Volume: 132
Pages: 499–504

Head Matter:
Williams et al. v. Lee.
[97 South. 14.
No. 23332.]
1. Schools and School Districts. Superintendent or county hoard cannot add territory in county to consolidated district in three counties wthout acton of officials in other counties.
The county superintendent or county school board could not add territory within the county to consolidated district lying in three counties without action of officials of the other counties.
2. Schools and School Districts. Void attempt to consolidate subject to collateral attach.
An attempted consolidation, which is void, is subject to collateral attack.
On suggestion of error.
Suggestion overruled.
For former opinion, see 96 So. 401.

Opinion:
Holden, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
It is suggested that we erred in our former opinion in this case, and several reasons are assigned why our decision is erroneous. We desire to correct the statement in the opinion wherein we inadvertently said that the inquiry was whether the superintendent of the county or "trustees of the district," etc., when we should have said "county school hoard," instead of trustees.
The authorities cited by appellant are not controlling here, because, even though the districts might be consolidated, or new territory added to a district, it could not be done by the action alone of the authorities of one of the districts, or alone of the new territory, in another county, as was attempted in this case.
As to the collateral attack on the consolidated district, we answer that the attempted act of consolidation was void and subject to attack.
Overruled.