Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Fort Wayne Community Schools
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 16, 1989No. 92A03-8901-CV-10PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STATON, Judge.
Kathleen Ann Stewart appeals the cancellation of her contract with Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS). The decision of the FWCS Board to cancel her contract was reviewed and upheld by the Whitley Cireuit Court. Stewart also appeals denial by the trial court of her claim for reinstatement, damages, and attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. Sections 1983 and 1988.
Stewart presents us with several issues on appeal, consolidated and restated these are:
1. Whether the board was required to retain Stewart over other non-tenured employees?
2. Whether the board action was arbitrary, capricious,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dorothy Jeffries v. Turkey Run Consolidated School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Riggin v. Bd. of Trust. of Ball State Univ.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1986
- Watson v. BurnettIndiana Supreme Court · 1939
- Metropolitan School District of Martinsville v. MasonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
- Barnes v. MendenhallIndiana Court of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Stewart v. Fort Wayne Community SchoolsIndiana Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. JacksonOhio Supreme Court · 2001