Wallis v. Crook County School District

This appeal involves the construction and application of a statute providing for the renewal of contracts of certain public school teachers and administrators.. ORS 342.508 (2).

Plaintiff was the elementary school coordinator of defendant school district and had been so employed for some 10 years. Plaintiff brought a mandamus-action to compel defendant to execute and deliver to him a valid contract employing him for the 1972-73 school year. Following commencement of this action the trial court issued an alternative writ requiring defendant to execute and deliver the subject contract or show…