Legal Opinion

Copley v. Board of Education

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided May 17, 1938No. 8635Published

1Opinion of the Court

Kenna, Judge:

The Board of Education of Wayne County, plaintiff in error and defendant below, is seeking to set aside a judgment for $1,025.98 against it and in favor of Lawrence B. Copley, which was entered in the Circuit Court of Wayne County on April 13, 1937. The proceeding was by notice of motion, opposed by counter affidavit, and the general issue was submitted to the court in lieu of a jury. The regular judge being disqualified, a special judge sat in the case.

From the record there appears to have been no- material conflict in the evidence. On May 6, 1935, Copley, who held a first-grade…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Alta Rhodes v. Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Knotts v. Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Copley v. TrentWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1936

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