Chandler v. Lamar County Bd. of Educ.

The plaintiff, Almus Chandler, appeals from a summary judgment for the defendants, Lamar County Board of Education ("the Board") and Don Coker, Superintendent of the Lamar County Board of Education. The circuit court held that the contract Chandler sued upon was void as being against public policy, and thus that Chandler's claim for a portion of certain gas and oil severance tax monies and his claim for the "burned-out school money" was invalid. Additionally, the summary judgment also related to a claim based on allegations of fraudulent inducement to enter into the contract. We reverse and…