Legal Opinion
Scott County School District 2 v. Dietrich
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 24, 1986No. 1-985A233PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFF, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellants challenge the trial court's reversal of the school board's decision to terminate the indefinite teaching contract of Thomas Dietrich. We remand with instructions.
ISSUE
Must a trial court make special findings of fact when reviewing a school board's cancellation of a teacher's contract?
DISCUSSION AND DECISION
Indiana Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 52(A)(2) provides that a trial court, when reviewing an administrative body's decision, must make special findings of fact. As our court explained, "The underlying purpose of the rule requiring findings of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Doran v. Board of Education of Western Boone County Community SchoolsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
- South Bend Community School Corp. v. National Education Ass'n-South BendIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
- Farmers State Bank v. Department of Financial InstitutionsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- State Board of Tax Commissioners v. Stone City Plaza, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Newton v. Board of School TrusteesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Board of School Commissioners v. WalpoleIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
- Scott County School District 2 v. DietrichIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
- Brown v. Metropolitan School Dist. of Lawrence Tp.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1996
- Board of School Commissioners v. WalpoleIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
- Fiscus v. BD., CENTRAL SCH. D. OF GREENE CTY.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1987
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