Legal Opinion
Morton v. Hampton School District No. 1
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided December 11, 1985No. CA 85-13PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melvin Mayfield, Judge.
Appellant was principal of the Hampton High School when, in February, 1983, the school’s Board of Directors voted to offer him a new contract for the 1983-84 and 1984-85 school years. Appellant signed the contract on March 8,1983, after directing the bookkeeper in the superintendent’s office to add a provision to it under which he would receive rent-free housing. (His current contract provided for rent-free housing.) The contract was subsequently signed by the president of the school board, but the secretary of the board refused to sign it. After a meeting of the board…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Johnson v. WertSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1955
- Head v. Caddo Hills School DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
- Gillespie v. BD. OF ED. OF N. LITTLE ROCK, ETC.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1981
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