Opinion
No. 19,989.
Filed October 4, 1966. Rehearing on denial of Transfer denied November 22, 1966.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS — School Corporation Reorganization — Legality of Plan — Denial of Transfer. — Transfer of appeal to Supreme Court is denied because where reorganization plan of school corporations contemplates dissolution of existing corporation and creation of two new school corporations and it is impossible for one of the new corporations to come into existence, entire plan fails as it is conditioned upon the creation of both new school corporations.
From the Pulaski Circuit Court, Russell Gordon, Special Judge.
Appellees, Western Pulaski School Corporation et al., petitioned Supreme Court for transfer following reversal of decision of trial court by Appellate Court where trial court upheld school reorganization plan.
Transfer denied.
Stevens Wampler, of Plymouth; Horner, McDowell Gast, of Winamac; and Bowen, Myers, Northam Givan, of Indianapolis, for appellants.
Lester Wilson, of Winamac; Arch N. Bobbitt, William D. Ruckelshaus, and Ruckelshaus, Bobbitt O'Connor, of Indianapolis, for appellees.
We are of the opinion that the section of the Appellate Court opinion dealing with the county plan and the difficulties involved is essentially correct. The plans submitted by the County Committee for the Reorganization of School Corporations contemplated the dissolution of an existing corporation covering several townships, the creation of two new school corporations, and numerous instances where assets and liabilities were to be apportioned among the two new school corporations to be created. Under this particular plan, we agree with the opinion of the Appellate Court that it was legally impossible for one of the two proposed school corporations to come into existence without the other — particularly where it appears that there is no reasonable chance that the other corporation can come into existence. For this reason, we hereby deny transfer of this cause from the Appellate Court.
We do not, however, by the denial of transfer approve other language and reasoning used in the opinion of the Appellate Court.
NOTE. — Reported in 220 N.E.2d 274.