Davis v. Gray

The Trustees of Plumas County High School District have appealed from a judgment rendered against them in this mandamus proceeding, directing the reinstatement of Mrs. Ethel Davis as a permanent teacher in that school, she having been discharged after the discontinuance of the particular service she was performing, as provided by section 5.71,1 of the School Code, without first determining that she is not competent to perform the services rendered by probationary teachers who were employed in the school.

It was determined by the trial court that the petitioner was entitled to preference over…