Legal Opinion

Ryan v. School-District No. 13

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 3, 1881PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Eamsey county, Brill, J., presiding, sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the complaint.

1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.

This is an action upon a contract alleged to have been entered into between the plaintiff and the defend*434ant, whereby the latter hired the former to teach a school. Laws 1879, c. 17, § 2, provides that a common school-district shall hire “such teachers only as have certificates of qualification,” and it follows that a contract to hire a teacher not having a certificate is unauthorized, and therefore void. Jenness v. School-district, 12 Minn. 448. As the possession of the certificate is necessary to the validity of the contract, the allegation of such possession is necessary to the statement of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jenness v. School District No. 31, Washington Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1867

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Altman v. School DistrictOregon Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Hosmer v. Sheldon School District No. 2North Dakota Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. PartlowCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
  4. Bank of Sheridan v. HeiderOregon Supreme Court · 1932
  5. Richards v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914

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