Chadwick v. Grant Independent School District

The plaintiff, a schoolteacher in the defendant school district, sued the district for $330 damages, being the unpaid balance due on her contract to teach for a school term. The defendant answered that plaintiff had been discharged for incompeteney by the board of directors at a special meeting, after a “full and fair investigation,” and that plaintiff was present at said meeting and presented her defense. Plaintiff’s reply alleged a failure of compliance with section 279.24, Code, 1946, in the matter of discharging her as teacher. The action was tried to the court, resulting in the following…