Gartenbach v. Board of Education

Each of the three plaintiffs filed a separate suit in the circuit court, the allegations in the other petitions being substantially like the petition filed by the first named plaintiff, to wit: that she had for many years been employed as a Class A Principal in the public schools of the City of St. Louis at a salary of $5,000.00 per annum; that defendant, Board of Education, unlawfully removed her from the position of Class A Principal and assigned her to another position at a reduced salary. Damages for the difference in salary were prayed. By agreement the cases were tried together, but a…