Payne v. Brown

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Clay—

Affirming.

Henry Brown brought this suit against the Rock-castle County Board of Education to recover $522.90 for his services in teaching Freedom School, Subdistrict No. 18, for the school year 1934-35.

Briefly stated, the facts pleaded are: He was the holder of a provisional elementary certificate authorizing him to teach. In February,-1934, he was recommended in writing by two of the subdistrict trustees to whom he was not related in any way. On July 9, 1934, the county superintendent notified him that he had been hired to teach the school. Before…