Ehrhart v. Board of Education

Olive E. Ehrhart, a public school teacher of Carroll County, Maryland, brought suit against the board of education of that county for alleged breach of contract on the part of the defendant below in wrongfully refusing to permit her to continue in its employ as a teacher. The case was tried before the court sitting as a jury, whose verdict was in favor of appellant for nominal damages only, in consequence of which, under section 14 of article 26 of the Code, a judgment of non pros, was entered. From this judgment the present appeal is taken by plaintiff below.

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