School District No. 68 v. Allen
Supreme Court of Arkansas
A-ppeal from Clay Circuit Court; T. H. Caraway, Special Judge; . STATEMENT BY THE COURT, Appellee sued appellant, alleging t-hat on the 24th of March 1905, appellee entered into a contract with .appellant, through two of its directors, whereby -appellee was employed by appellant to teach a school for a period of seven months, at $40 per month; that services of appellee were to commence on the 10th o'f July, 1905; that at the time -of the making of -the contract all the…
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A-ppeal from Clay Circuit Court; T. H. Caraway, Special Judge; . STATEMENT BY THE COURT, Appellee sued appellant, alleging t-hat on the 24th of March 1905, appellee entered into a contract with .appellant, through two of its directors, whereby -appellee was employed by appellant to teach a school for a period of seven months, at $40 per month; that services of appellee were to commence on the 10th o'f July, 1905; that at the time -of the making of -the contract all the -directors of the district had notice, and all* were -present; that appellee was present at 'the time and place agreed upon,…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts.) Appellant presents two questions:
First: “That there is no legal contract shown by the evidence :
Second: “If there was ,a contract, it never was admitted as evidence.”
1. Appellant contends that there was no notice. Conceding that this is true, it did not affect the validity of the contract under the evidence adduced. For Emerson, one of the directors, testified as follows: “W.e three directors met in the school yard, and Mr. West said to me that Mr. Davidson was here, and we had better talk the matter over as to who we will employ to teach our school another…
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