Legal Opinion
Marion County Rural School District No. 1 v. Rastle
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 5, 1979No. 78-190PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Darrell Hickman, Justice.
These parties were before us in a previous case, Rastle v. Marion Co. Rural Sch. Dist., 260 Ark. 740, 543 S.W. 2d 923 (1976). Rastle, as a school teacher, had sued two school districts seeking a mandamus to require them to pay his teacher’s salary, alleging a breach of contract. We decided that an action for mandamus and one for damages could not be jointly tried and stated that an election of remedies must be made.
Rastle apparently made his election and filed another action in the Marion County Chancery Court seeking payment for two years pursuant to his teacher’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- John E. Cato and Mrs. Lucille B. Cato v. Morgan Collins, President of Forrest City Special School District No. 7, Cecil TwillieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Nethercutt v. Pulaski County Special School DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
- Rastle v. Marion County Rural School District No. 1Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
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