Legal Opinion

Lemasters v. Board of Education of Grant District

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided January 31, 1928No. 5999PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lively, Judge:

Plaintiff in error, Ruby LeMasters, brought an action of assumpsit for breach of contract against defendant Board of Education, in which she sought to recover $805.00 unpaid teacher’s salary and $12.50 institute attendance money. Judgment was for defendant. This writ followed.

The issues presented upon the trial, raised by the defendant’s pleas' of non-assumpsit and accord and satisfaction, were: (1) Did the plaintiff resign her position as teacher; and (2) if she did not resign, was she barred from maintaining this present action by acceptance of a contract to teach during the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Holt v. Otis Elevator Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
  2. Bank v. BryanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Pennsylvania Lightning Rod Co. v. Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
  4. Gates v. Delaware CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
  5. Long v. Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1919

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Phillips v. FordMontana Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Hueman v. Independent School District No. 77Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
  3. Allen v. LankfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  4. West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection v. FalqueroWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2012

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