Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Wright
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 15, 1990No. Civ. 7571PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a teacher tenure case.
The Mobile County Board of School Commissioners (Board) cancelled the employment contract of a tenured teacher, Herbert L. Wilson, Sr., and the Alabama State Tenure Commission (Commission) upheld the termination. Wilson filed a petition for writ of mandamus pursuant to § 16-24-38, Code Ala. 1975. The Commission filed a motion to dismiss the petition as barred by laches, citing Alabama State Tenure Commission v. Board ofSchool Commissioners of Mobile County, 378 So.2d 1142 (Ala.Civ.App. 1979), to support its position that the delay of over six months in filing a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Alabama, Etc. v. Board of School Com'rsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Cullman City Board of Education v. BuchanonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1969
- Ex Parte State Ex Rel. DensonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
- Taylor v. Dothan City Bd. of Educ.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987
- Burks v. ALABAMA STATE TENURE COM'NCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
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