Vanlandingham v. Hill

The trustees of common school district No. 8, of Midland county, entered into written contracts in due form with appellants, W. H. and Irene Vanlandingham, husband - and wife, employing the latter as teachers of the district school for the 1931-32- scholastic term. Appellee Hill, county judge and éx officio county superintendent of schools, declined to approve the contracts.' Appeals were prosecuted by appellants to the county school board, thence to the state superintendent, and thence to the state board of education. The county board, state superintendent, and state board all sustained the…