Christensen v. Plummer
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Clay county to recover $5,000 from the officers and directors of the independent school district of the village of Hawley and O. E. Smith, principal of schools of that district, for conspiracy to prevent plaintiff from exercising her lawful calling as a school teacher in that district by maliciously discharging her without any notice or hearing.
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Action in the district court for Clay county to recover $5,000 from the officers and directors of the independent school district of the village of Hawley and O. E. Smith, principal of schools of that district, for conspiracy to prevent plaintiff from exercising her lawful calling as a school teacher in that district by maliciously discharging her without any notice or hearing. The case was tried before Nye, J., who when plaintiff rested denied separate motions of defendants to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned an affirmative answer to the questions found in the opinion and a…
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
Plaintiff was employed as a teacher in the Hawley schools under a written contract,-which provided that the contract might be terminated by the board of education whenever in its judgment the interests of the school should demand it. She began teaching on September 8, 1913, and was discharged on January 24, 1914. She brought suit for damages against the principal of the school and five of the six members of the board of education, on the ground that they had maliciously conspired together to discharge her without cause, under color of official authority, for the purpose of exposing…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Faunce v. SearlesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
3Cited by2 opinions
- Wilbrecht v. BabcockSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- Edie v. School District No. 1 for Unorganized TerritorySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931