Board of Regents of the Kansas State Agricultural College v. Mudge
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Error from Riley District Court. Action, brought by Mudge against The Board of Regents of the Kansas State Agricultural College. Trial at September Term, 1877, of the district court, and verdict and judgment for Mudge, plaintiff. New trial refused, and the defendant brings, the case here on error.
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Error from Riley District Court. Action, brought by Mudge against The Board of Regents of the Kansas State Agricultural College. Trial at September Term, 1877, of the district court, and verdict and judgment for Mudge, plaintiff. New trial refused, and the defendant brings, the case here on error. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. 1. The plaintiff below was subject to any resolution the board of regents might pass terminating the relation between the parties, whenever, in the opinion of the board, the interest of the college required the passage of such a resolution. The…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action brought by B. F. Mudge against the board of regents of the Kansas State Agricultural College. The facts of the case are substantially as follows: On July 16, 1873, the board of regents adopted the following resolutions, to wit:
“Resolved, That Prof. Mudge be tendered the chair of geology and related sciences, at a salary of $1600 per annum.”
“Resolved, That Prof. Mudge be allowed house rent free, in consideration of the extra services which he renders the college.”
On September 4, 1873, said board adopted the following…
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