Hampton School District No. 1 v. Phillips

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The plaintiff-appellee, Hodge Phillips, was formerly employed as superintendent of the appellant school district. The district discharged Phillips as of June 30, 1970. Contending that the discharge was in violation of his contract of employment, Phillips brought this suit in equity to obtain a reformation of the contract, on the ground of mutual mistake, and to recover damages for his wrongful discharge. This appeal is from a decree granting the prayer for reformation and awarding damages in the sum of $13,060. For reversal the district insists that equity did not…