Tripp v. School District
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe County Court of Winnebago County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Tayloe: “ The plaintiff sues to recover her wages as a school teacher.
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APPEAL from tbe County Court of Winnebago County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Tayloe: “ The plaintiff sues to recover her wages as a school teacher. She was hired by the district board of the defendant school district to teach the school of said district for the term of sixty-six days, for which the .district agreed to pay the sum of $84; school to commence on the 23d of November, 1878. The contract was in writing, was signed by the three district officers and the teacher, and was as follows: ‘ It is hereby contracted and agreed by and between school district No. 3, town of Utica,…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylob, J.
The learned counsel for the appellant raised several questions upon the ai’gument, relating to the sufficiency of the tender, made or. claimed to have been made by the defendant, of the amount admitted to be due the plaintiff, and as to the meaning of the word “ us ” in the reservation above quoted. These questions we shall not consider, as we have concluded that the findings of fact by the learned county judge upon the main question as to the right of the district board to discharge the plaintiff, are not sufficient to entitle the defendant to a verdict in its favor, admitting that the…
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