Oro Madre Unified School District v. Amador County Board of Education

Appeals by plaintiff, Oro Madre Unified School District, and defendants, Amador County Board of Education and Laurence Danilovich, Superintendent of Schools of Amador County, from a judgment of the Amador County Superior Court.

Questions Presented

1. Jackson Unified School District is “adjacent to the United States forest reserve” within the meaning of section 20251 of the Education Code.

2. Plaintiff Ora Madre School District is a real party in interest.

3. The trial court has jurisdiction to determine the meaning of section 20251 of the Education Code.

Record

For many years past the County of Amador has received money from a fund created by act of Congress ( 16 U.S.C.A. § 500 et seq.), the source of which is a portion of the receipts from said United States natural forest lands for the purposes set forth in said act of Congress and the provisions of section 20251 of the Education Code. Heretofore money credited to the forest reserve account had been apportioned solely to Oro Madre Unified School District and none to either Jackson or lone districts. Plaintiff brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief to have it determined that Jackson Unified…