Marion School Twp., Etc. v. Charles F. Smith

Appellees in the above cases, which are consolidated for the purposes of this opinion, entered into separate written contracts with John Survant, as trustee of Marion Township, Pike County, to teach eight-month terms in its public schools, at salaries of $800 each, commencing August 31, 1934. They taught until January, 1935, when they were discharged by Claude Miller, who succeeded Survant as township trustee on January 7, 1935. Appellees brought separate actions for their salaries from the date of their discharge to the end of the school term, and recovered. The question for review is…