Legal Opinion

Courtright v. Consolidated Independent School District

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 15, 1927PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDe Graff, J.

Defendant challenges, by a demurrer, the legal sufficiency of plaintiff's petition. The pleaded averments of the petition, recited in this opinion, must be considered as admitted by the demurrer.

This is an action by a public school teacher against his employer, an independent school district, for recovery of damages for the breach of a contract between him and the board of directors of said district by reason of an alleged wrongful dismissal of said plaintiff as a teacher in said district and the cancellation of his contract of employment. The demurrer to the petition of plaintiff states the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Perkins v. Board of Directors of the Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  2. Burkhead v. Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
  3. Hull v. Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
  4. Curttright v. Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
  5. Schultz v. Consolidated Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Board of Directors of Independent School District v. GreenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  2. School City of Elwood v. State Ex Rel. GriffinIndiana Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Gabrilson v. FlynnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  4. Keith v. Community School District of Wilton in the Counties of Cedar & MuscatineSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  5. McQuaid v. State Ex Rel. SiglerIndiana Supreme Court · 1937

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