Black v. Board of Education

This action is brought by the plaintiff, an attend-dance officer, against the board of education, for salary due him in accordance with the resolution in force at the time of his employment. He was appointed an attendance officer on September 7, 1900, at which time a resolution of the board of education fixed the salary of such officer at $1,000 for the first year, and an annual increase of $100 per year thereafter till the maximum of $1,200 was reached. If this resolution had been complied with, the plaintiff would have had $1,100 on September 8, 1901, but he did not receive it till December…