Legal Opinion
Fields v. Rapides Parish School Board
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 21, 1957No. 42798PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
In this action, instituted against the Rapides Parish School Board, Sallie Holmes Fields seeks reinstatement as a teacher in the Rapides Parish School System and a judgment of $26,239.38, allegedly the amount due her as back salary accruing since the 1947-1948 school term. .
The district court sustained the defendant’s plea of laches and dismissed the suit. Plaintiff is' appealing from the judgment.
The record discloses that in 1925 plaintiff commenced teaching in the Rapides Parish School System and that subsequently she achieved the status of a permanent teacher as provided…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Young v. Charity Hospital of La. at New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- State Ex Rel. Calamari v. Orleans Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- State Ex Rel. McMurray v. Orleans Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- State Ex Rel. Fields v. Rapides Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Williams v. Livingston Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
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