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Costello v. School District

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 22, 1913No. Appeal, No. 223PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal, No. 223, Jan. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Feb. T., 1910, No. 18, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Bernard E. Costello v. The School District of the Township of Hazle. Assumpsit upon a contract of employment. Before Little, P. J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,076.34, and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.

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Appeal, No. 223, Jan. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Feb. T., 1910, No. 18, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Bernard E. Costello v. The School District of the Township of Hazle. Assumpsit upon a contract of employment. Before Little, P. J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,076.34, and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing binding instructions for the defendant.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Moschzisker,

This was an action in assumpsit brought by Bernard E. Costello, a school teacher, against a school district, to recover a balance of salary alleged to be due for two school years under a written contract of employment. The case was submitted to the jury and the plaintiff was awarded a verdict covering the unpaid salary for nine months in each of the two years, less the amount that he earned in other employments during that time; judgment was entered upon the verdict and the defendant has appealed.

The minutes of the school district show that on July 9, 1908,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Toye v. Exeter Borough School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
  2. Burke v. Wilkes-Barre Township School DistrictSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1905

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Teachers' Tenure Act CasesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  2. Commonwealth v. Sunbury School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Smith v. Philadelphia School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Potts v. Penn Township School DistrictSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ricapito v. Bethlehem School DistrictSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941

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