School District No. 49 v. Adams
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Faulkner Circuit Court. Geo. M. Chapline, Judge. Suit by R. F. Adams against school district bio. 49 of Faulkner county. From a judgment in plaintiffs favor defendant appealed. The facts are stated by the court as follows: This is a suit by the plaintiff, R. F. Adams, against school district jSTo. 49, Faulkner county, to recover three months' wages as teacher at $25 per month. To sustain his suit, plaintiff introduced as evideiree his contract with said district.
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Appeal from Faulkner Circuit Court. Geo. M. Chapline, Judge. Suit by R. F. Adams against school district bio. 49 of Faulkner county. From a judgment in plaintiffs favor defendant appealed. The facts are stated by the court as follows: This is a suit by the plaintiff, R. F. Adams, against school district jSTo. 49, Faulkner county, to recover three months' wages as teacher at $25 per month. To sustain his suit, plaintiff introduced as evideiree his contract with said district. He also testified that he held a certificate to teach in the public schools. He says he went on the 4th of July to…
1Opinion of the Court
Hughes, J.,
(after stating the facts). It was competent for two of the three school directors, being a majority of the board of directors, if all were present and participating in the meeting, or had had written notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting, as required by law, to make a legal contract to employ a teacher, by which the school district would be bound; but without such notice, or the voluntary presence of all the members of the board, no legal contract could be made. Where a party, a member of the board, had no notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting, and two…
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