Fairplay School Township v. O'Neal

The complaint of the appellee alleges that she was duly licensed to teach school, and that her license was in force on the 31st day of March, 1888; that she entered into a verbal contract with the school trustee on that day, wherein she undertook to teach school for the term to be held in the school year 1888; that the school trustee promised in said oral contract to pay her “ good wages; ” *96that she has been ready and willing to teach, but the trustee refused to permit her to do so.

The question presented is whether there was such a contract as bound the school township and made it liable for…