Legal Opinion
Smith v. Morton Independent School Dist.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 3, 1935No. 4438PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Chief Justice.
The appellant, Smith, sued the school district for a breach of contract, under the terms of which he alleges he had been appointed superintendent of schools in said district. The prayer is that the school board be ordered to reinstate him as school superintendent and pay his salary, or, in the alternative, he prays for damages in the sum of $1,362.
He alleges: That the district was created by Special Act of the 39th Legislature, which became effective March 18, 1925 (chapter 113). That the act provides for a board of trustees, consisting of three persons, with proper…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Hume Bros.Texas Supreme Court · 1894
- Trinity Portland Cement Co. v. Lion Bonding & Surety Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- City of Uvalde v. BurneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Globe Indemnity Co. v. BarnesTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Simpson v. TeftlerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Williams v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Plains Common Consol. School Dist. No. 1 v. HayhurstCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Rogers v. Wolfson, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
- Coffee v. LiebCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
- State v. FoxCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
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