Srygley v. City of Nashville

This is a suit to recover damages for breach of contract. Plaintiff, under a written contract, served defendant as superintendent of its schools from September 1, 1930, to September 1, 1935', at a monthly salary of $600. Plaintiff, at the expiration of the five-year period without.any new contract, continued to serve defendant in the same capacity until December 27, 1937, when he was summarily discharged without notice or trial. Plaintiff insists that under the foregoing facts his contract, by operation of law, was renewed for an additional five-year term. We infer from the declaration that…