Wardell v. Town of Killingly
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Applications for orders in the nature of mandamus, under General Statutes, § 6065, taken to and tried by the Superior Court in Windham County, Hinman, J judgment rendered in favor of the defendants, denying and dismissing the applications, and appeal by plaintiff.
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Applications for orders in the nature of mandamus, under General Statutes, § 6065, taken to and tried by the Superior Court in Windham County, Hinman, J judgment rendered in favor of the defendants, denying and dismissing the applications, and appeal by plaintiff. In this court the defendants pleaded to the jurisdiction and in abatement, and moved to dismiss the appeals because not taken from a final judgment; and plaintiff moved to strike out the plea to the jurisdiction and in abatement.
1Per curiam
The plaintiff brought an action to secure damages for the breach of a contract employing her as a school teacher. Upon the trial, plaintiff offered to prove the contents of a letter from the superintendent of schools, for the purpose of proving that she held a certificate to teach as required by General Statutes, § 1007. The offer was objected to upon the ground that the letter was not a certificate within the meaning of the statute, and the court sustained the objection. Whereupon, on plaintiff’s motion, a continuance was granted in order to allow her to bring an application for an order in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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