State Ex Rel. Stewart v. Lunsford

The question for determination in this case is whether or not the appellant, Gr. Tillman Stewart, has qualified so that the Teachers Tenure Act (Chapter 76, Public Acts of 1951) as now carried in the Code, Sections 49-1401 to 49-1420, T.C.A., applies. The Chancellor held that he had not qualified for tenure status under the Act. An appeal has been seasonably perfected, briefs filed and able arguments heard. We now have the matter for determination.

Stewart holds a professional teachers certificate of the State of Tennessee by reason of having graduated from the University of Tennessee. He has…