Poulos v. Eagle Pass Independent School District

HALL, Justice.

In this lawsuit appellant seeks damages for an alleged breach of a written contract in which he contends the appellee school district, through its board of trustees, employed him as its superintendent for a term of 27 months at a monthly salary of $1,000. The school district contends that the contract is illegal.

The rights of the parties hinge on the regularity of the manner of the calling and holding of a special meeting of the board of trustees at noon on March 25, 1964, and the authority of the trustees in attendance to act in behalf of the district. Four of the seven members…