Garner v. Lumberton Independent School District

O’QUINN, Justice.

This appeal is from a summary judgment in district court holding in effect that L. J. Garner, the appellant, did not timely file notice for hearing following his suspension and termination of employment as school superintendent with the Lumberton Independent School District.

Appellant Garner was superintendent of the school district under a three-year contract of employment that became effective July 1, 1964. On the night of December 8, 1966, at a meeting of the district school board, its members voted by a majority of four to three to suspend the superintendent effective…