Wheeler v. Alton School District
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Assumpsit, for money paid and board furnished a school-teacher-The plaintiff was a member of the school board of the defendant district. There was evidence tending to show that he was authorized'by the other members of the board (if such authority could legally be given) to examine and hire a teacher for a certain school. He examined this teacher for this school, gave her a certificate signed by himself, and hired her for the school.
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Assumpsit, for money paid and board furnished a school-teacher-The plaintiff was a member of the school board of the defendant district. There was evidence tending to show that he was authorized'by the other members of the board (if such authority could legally be given) to examine and hire a teacher for a certain school. He examined this teacher for this school, gave her a certificate signed by himself, and hired her for the school. The money paid was for her services under this employment, and the board was furnished to her by the plaintiff during the time she kept the school under such…
1Opinion of the CourtBlodgett, J.
Whether the plaintiff was or was not properly authorized to examine and hire the teacher and furnish her with board, he could contract only on the credit of the school-money of the district, and not on the credit of the district itself. There is no evidence of any express promise of the defendants to the plaintiff, nor is there any evidence from which such promise can be implied. The money appropriated by Jaw for the support of public schools constitutes the fund from which the ordinary expenses of the schools are to be defrayed, and under the decisions in this state school boards are not…
2Cited by1 opinion
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