Smith v. School District No. 18

delivered the opinion of the court. '

This is an appeal from a judgment. Charging that respondent had wrongfully prevented him from occupying the position as teacher in the Valier public school to which he had been reelected, appellant sued for loss of salary.

The appellant Joseph R. Smith taught the sixth, seventh and eighth grades in the public school in the town of Valier, Montana, for the seventh consecutive year. For six of such years, he also instructed the school band.

On April 12, 1939, after almost five years of uninterrupted service, appellant entered into a formal written contract…