Ames v. Board of Education

The plaintiff’s employment as a teacher was terminated by the defendant board of education on October 13, 1972, and he appealed to the Court of Common Pleas. The court sustained the defendant board’s amended plea in abatement, 1 and from a judgment rendered thereon dismissing the appeal the plaintiff has appealed to this court.

The finding, which is not subject to correction, recites the following facts: Upon his application to teach, the plaintiff first was given a provisional certificate in 1958 which was good for a period of five years. During each year of employment he received a salary. A…