Legal Opinion
Morrison v. Board of Education
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided March 11, 1941PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWickhem, J.
This appeal involves the proper construction and the constitutionality of ch. 121, Laws of 1939, which is now sec. 39.40 (5), Stats. Ch. 121 amends ch. 39, Stats. 1939, commonly known as the “Teachers’ Tenure Act,” by permitting local school boards to retire teachers who have reached their sixty-fifth birthday.
Sec. 39.40 (2), Stats., so far as material here, provides:
“All employment of teachers . . .’ shall be on probation, and after continuous and successful probation for five years in the same school system or school, either before or after the taking effect of this section, such employment…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- State ex rel. Dudgeon v. LevitanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1923
- State ex rel. O'Neil v. BliedWisconsin Supreme Court · 1925
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