Hammond v. City of Charlotte

In the case of Hammond v. City of Charlotte, the plaintiff recovered judgment against the city of Charlotte for $35,032.25. In the Elliott case, for $51,881.77; in the Brown case for $3,188.86, a total recovery of $90,102.88. In the Hammond case, supra, 205 N. C., 469, the defendant city of Charlotte appealed to this Court, we affirmed the judgment appealed from, as a valid and binding obligation of the city of Charlotte. The plaintiffs were employed by the school commissioners as principals, teachers and in other capacities for the year 1932-1933, in conformance with the school law. The…