McLaughlin v. Board of Education

The action is for damages for breach of a contract of employment.

March 23,1927, defendant board of education, then differently constituted in personnel, at a regular meeting adopted a resolution that plaintiff ‘ ‘be given a contract as superintendent of schools of the city of Fordson, for a term of three years, beginning July 1, 1927,” at a stated salary. There was dissension in the board, and the resolution was adopted by a vote of three to two after a resolution had been defeated by a like vote to renew the contract of the then superintendent.

April 2d, a contract of employment was executed…