People ex rel. Patterson v. Board of Education

Petitioner, a teacher in the public schools of the City of Syracuse, with tenure, and apparently a member of the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System, sought, pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, to compel respondents, the Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools of Syracuse, to reappoint her to active duty, after a year’s leave of absence, granted by the Board because of her personal illness.

The matter was heard by the Onondaga Special Term on the petition, with exhibits attached, the answer and respondents' bill of particulars. The parties evidently assumed that…