Appling v. City of Abbeville

The plaintiff sued the. City of Abbeville on an account for services rendered as a school-teacher under a contract with the board of education, who were alleged to have authority to bind the city in making the. contract. The defendant denied liability. The case was tried before the judge on an agreed statement of facts, the salient parts of which are as follows: The plaintiff made a verbal contract to teach school during the .year 1901, with the board of education, organized under the act of 1895, establishing a system of public schools in the City of Abbeville; he .performed the services…