Holmes v. Board of Education

This action is for the recovery of back pay by a high school teacher in the borough of Brooklyn, claimed to be due to him and his assignors, also high school teachers in that borough, from the defendant. The claims are based upon a certain schedule of salaries of high school teachers adopted by the school board of the borough of Brooklyn, March 7,. 1899, under which plaintiff contends for himself and assignors that for the periods of time covered by their claims a greater sum should have been paid them for their services than was actually received by them; that they were entitled under that…