McNolty v. Board of School Directors
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Ashland county: JohN K. Paeish, Circuit Judge. This is an action against the school district by a school teacher to recover for five months’ wages. The facts appearing upon the trial were that the plaintiff taught the defendant’s school from September 1 to November 25,1896, under a written contract, and was paid therefor.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Ashland county: JohN K. Paeish, Circuit Judge. This is an action against the school district by a school teacher to recover for five months’ wages. The facts appearing upon the trial were that the plaintiff taught the defendant’s school from September 1 to November 25,1896, under a written contract, and was paid therefor. Just prior to the expiration of this term of service, the plaintiff claims that he had a talk with the secretary of the school board, and that the secretary promised that he should teach six months more if his teaching was…
1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, J.
A verdict for the defendant in this case should have been directed, because there was no legal contract between the parties after'the expiration of the first three months of service. This school was operated under the township system, and the employment of teachers was in the hands of the executive committee, composed of the president, vice-president, and secretary of the town board of school directors. R. S. 1878, sec. 528. The manner in which a teacher’s contract must be made is contained in sec. 529, as amended by Laws of 1887, ch. 297, as follows: “ The executive committee shall employ so…
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