Davis v. Public Schools
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Delta; Flannigan, J. Assumpsit by F. Dayton Davis against the public schools of the city of Escanaba for breach of a contract of employment. Judgment for defendant on a directed verdict; plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.
(after stating the facts). The question is whether a correct rule was stated and applied by the trial court. It has been presented in other jurisdictions. In some, decision has turned upon some provision or the construction of a statute, in others the rule applied by the trial court is announced; while in still others a contrary rule is followed. Among the cases which have been examined are City of *112Denver v. Hubbard, 17 Colo. App. 346 (68 Pac. 993); Reubelt v. School Town of Noblesville, 106 Ind. 478 (7 N. E. 206) ; Board of Commissioners of Jay County v. Taylor, 123 Ind. 148 (23 N. E. 752, 7…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Millikin v. County of EdgarIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
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- Burkhead v. Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
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