Kopel v. Board of Education

In this proceeding for declaratory judgment the plaintiff, David Kopel, a teacher employed by the defendant, Board of Education of the City of Chicago (hereafter Board), seeks to recover compensation for consulting services allegedly rendered under a written contract. After a trial without a jury, the Court entered judgment for the Board and the plaintiff appeals.

The Board, at its regular meeting held on February 27, 1957, adopted and approved a contract between the Board and the Illinois Department of Public Education (hereafter Department) for a Co-operative Research Project to be carried…