State Ex Rel. Oser v. Haskins

This is an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Marshall County, entered on July 20, 1987, which denied the petition of the appellant, Robert J. Oser, for a Writ of Mandamus to compel the Board of Education of the County of Marshall to employ him as a learning disabilities teacher at Union Junior High School. The appellant contends that the circuit court erred in concluding that the board’s decision was not arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion. We agree, and we reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

The facts giving rise to this dispute are essentially…