School District No. 56 v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Randolph Circuit Court; J. W. Meeks, Judge; 1. The contract in evidence was not the contract of the appellant district, and was not binding upon it. 52 Ark. 511; 64 Ark. 489;' 69 Ark. 159; 7.3 Ark.. 194; 90 Ark. 335. 2. There was no ratification.
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Appeal from Randolph Circuit Court; J. W. Meeks, Judge; 1. The contract in evidence was not the contract of the appellant district, and was not binding upon it. 52 Ark. 511; 64 Ark. 489;' 69 Ark. 159; 7.3 Ark.. 194; 90 Ark. 335. 2. There was no ratification. Cases relied on by appellee to support the theory of ratification, 67 Ark. 236, and 81 Ark. 143, are so dissimilar from this case on the facts as not to apply. • 1. The contract in evidence was prima facie valid, and in the absence of proof to the contrary, the directors are conclusively presumed to have taken all steps necessary to the…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Appellee sued appellant before a justice of the peace to recover a balance alleged to be due her as teacher’s salary. The justice rendered a judgment in her favor, and, on appeal to the circuit court, there was a trial before a jury which resulted in a verdict in her favor for the amount sued for; and from the judgment rendered, appellant has duly prosecuted an appeal to this court.
The facts are as follows: On the 4th day of December, 1911, appellee, Elizabeth Jackson, entered into a written contract with L. I. Bramlett and C. M. McDaniel, directors of School District No. 56 of Randolph…
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