Cox v. Board of Educ. of Hampshire County

The appellants, Alan Cox and Alan Davis, bring this appeal to challenge a final order of the Circuit Court of Hampshire County, dated November 7, 1984, which denied their petition for a writ of mandamus. The appellants sought to compel the Hampshire County Board of Education to appoint one of them to fill a vacant position within the county school system pursuant to certain decisions of the State Superintendent of Schools. We conclude that the appellants have shown no clear legal right to the relief requested, and we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

The facts giving rise to this…