Harber v. Rhodes

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellant Floyd Harber initiated this action in his capacity as a taxpayer and patron of Gosnell School District, Mississippi County. He sought a writ of mandamus directed to appellees as chairman and secretary of the State Board of Education to require that a hearing be conducted to resolve a complaint filed by Harber with the Board and against J. W. Rea, Superintendent of Gosnell Schools. The chancellor rejected a demurrer to the pleading, heard the case on its merits, and ruled that the State Board had performed its duty by acting on the complaint against Rea. Since it…