Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Etowah County Board of Education
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 1, 1991No. 2900445PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. BRADLEY, Retired Appellate Judge.
This is a teacher tenure case.
In June 1988 Susan Nelson filed a petition for writ of mandamus against the Eto-wah County Board of Education. Nelson alleged that she had been employed as a teacher for a sufficient length of time to establish tenure and was illegally denied a pay increase awarded to tenured teachers.
The Etowah Board filed a motion to dismiss and this motion was denied. Following discovery, the Etowah Board filed a motion for summary judgment and supporting affidavits.
In May 1989 the Etowah Board notified Nelson that she would not be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Greene v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Alabama Ed. Ass'n v. BD. OF TRUSTEES, ETC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- State Tax Commission v. County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
3Cited by5 opinions
- Alabama Educ. Ass'n v. NelsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Nelson v. Etowah County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Nelson v. Etowah County Bd. of Educ.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Nelson v. Etowah County Board of EducationCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- Nelson v. Etowah County Bd. of Educ.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997