Jackson v. Inhabitants of Hampden
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Assumpsit to recover compensation for the plaintiff’s services in teaching a school ten weeks, in district No. 15, in the town of Hampden, but composed partly of inhabitants of Hampden, and partly of inhabitants of Newburgh, of which towns Hampden was the oldest. The plaintiff had been duly contracted with, by the legal agent of the district, to teach the school; had procured the requisite certificates, and commenced teaching the school.
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Assumpsit to recover compensation for the plaintiff’s services in teaching a school ten weeks, in district No. 15, in the town of Hampden, but composed partly of inhabitants of Hampden, and partly of inhabitants of Newburgh, of which towns Hampden was the oldest. The plaintiff had been duly contracted with, by the legal agent of the district, to teach the school; had procured the requisite certificates, and commenced teaching the school. After he had kept the school about two weeks, complaint was made to two of the three superintending school committee, the other member of the committee being…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was drawn up by
Shepley J.
When the master was dismissed from the further charge of the school, the superintending committee consisted of three persons, two of them only acted, the third being absent from town was not notified. There is no provision in the statutes, authorizing a majority to act, as there is authorizing selectmen and assessors in certain cases. Tho powers of this committee in executing the public trust confided to them, must be ascertained by the application of the principles óf the common law. And it seems to be well settled, that when power is…
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