Wells v. School District No. 2
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit, to recover wages for teaching school. Pléá, the general issue and notice. Trial by jury, June term, 1868, Steele, J., presiding. . At the close of a religious meeting in Granby, on the evening of November 13, 1866, the defendants’ prudential committee engaged the plaintiff to teach the defendants’ winter school for twelve weeks at four dollars per week and board. The plaintiff resided in Burke and was intending to go home in a few days.
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Assumpsit, to recover wages for teaching school. Pléá, the general issue and notice. Trial by jury, June term, 1868, Steele, J., presiding. . At the close of a religious meeting in Granby, on the evening of November 13, 1866, the defendants’ prudential committee engaged the plaintiff to teach the defendants’ winter school for twelve weeks at four dollars per week and board. The plaintiff resided in Burke and was intending to go home in a few days. It was expected the school would commence early in December. The town superintendent of Granby was present at the meeting, and the plaintiff…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Barrett, J.
I. Section 11 of chapter 22 of the General Statutes requires that th.e teacher shall obtain of the superintendent a certificate of qualifications. It does not prescribe the fornq but requires the fact, and prescribes the duty of the.superintend*' ent a,s to examining and ascertaining whether the applicant possesses the requisite qualifications. It is to be assumed that he ’ will faithfully do that duty, and that, in the given case, he has faithfully done it. When he certifies affirmatively that the party was examined and approved by him on a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Paul v. School District No. 2Supreme Court of Vermont · 1856
- Blanchard v. School District No. 11Supreme Court of Vermont · 1857
- Crosby v. School District No. 9Supreme Court of Vermont · 1863
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