Mulhall v. Pfannkuch

Plaintiff rests her case upon the contention that she was employed by the director of the subdistriet, in pursuance of authority given by the board of directors to each director to hire his own teacher. The evidence is extremely meager and unsatisfactory. Plaintiff alleged oral authorization, which was denied in the answer; but, while plaintiff was proceeding to prove the minutes of a board meeting held on July 1st, defendant withdrew “that defense.” The plaintiff’s alleged employment was for the school in Subdistrict No. 6. The opinion of the court below recites as follows :

“Ambrose Lawler,…