Terry v. Cornett
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 76. — PROCEEDINGS BY NELLIE CORNETT AGAINST ELLEN TERRY AND OTHERS TO RESTRAIN SAID TERRY FROM TEACHING A CERTAIN SCHOOL.— Appeal from Breathitt Circuit Court. David B. Rbdwine, Circuit Judge. Injunction granted and defendants appeal. —
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Carroll —
Reversing.
The purpose of this litigation is. to determine whether the appellant Ellen Terry or the appellee *629Nellie Cornett was entitled to teach the public school in district No. 11 in Breathitt county for the school year of 1908-1909.
On July 1, 1908, Samuel Combs and Elisha Gross, who claimed to be acting as trustees of the district, entered into a contract with Ellen Terry, by which they employed her to teach the school. Under this contract she commenced the school on July 6th, and continued to teach until September 21st, on which date she was…
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