Turner v. Alabama State Tenure Commission

MADDOX, Justice.

We granted the writ in this case to review the holding of the Court of Civil Appeals, 523 So.2d 401, that a teacher, whose contract was cancelled by her board of education, did not “file” her intention to contest the cancellation of her contract when she orally notified her principal that she wanted to contest it. Ala.Code 1975, § 16-24-9.

We have reviewed the briefs and arguments of the parties, and the law as stated in the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals, and we are of the opinion that the judgment of that court is due to be affirmed.

In affirming the judgment of the…