Sitton v. Gibbs

Plaintiffs brought this action to recover damages from defendant, the superintendent of schools for Niles Township High School District No. 219, alleging that he breached an implied warranty of authority in offering plaintiffs employment contracts as lay supervisors for the 1973-1974 school year. The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of defendant and plaintiffs appealed, contending that summary judgment was improperly granted in that: (1) defendant did not have the statutory authority to enter into the contracts; and (2) the trial court misconstrued the principle of ratification…