Legal Opinion

Brown v. Board of Education

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 10, 1889PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clinton County"; the Hon. Jesse Jones, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtReeves, J.

June 26, 1886, the Carlyle board of education adopted a motion to the effect that John Brown be employed as janitor for the next school term at a salary of $20 per month.

July 29, 1886, at a meeting of the same board, a motion prevailed “ to reconsider the vote taken at a previous meeting whereby John Brown (colored) was elected janitor for the Carlyle public school for next school year.”

At a subsequent meeting of the board, held August 20, 1886, H. C. Franklin was employed as janitor at a salary of §22 per month. It seems that previous to the meeting of June 26, .1886, the board bad…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Howard v. . DalyNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  2. Costigan v. Mohawk & Hudson Rail-RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1846

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Compton v. School Directors of District No. 14Appellate Court of Illinois · 1956
  2. Doherty v. Schipper & Block, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1910
  3. School District No. 4 v. StilleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
  4. School City of Lafayette v. BloomIndiana Court of Appeals · 1897
  5. Jones v. Stoneware Pipe Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1934

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