Legal Opinion
Cheatham v. Smith
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 14, 1957No. 40347PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
This is a petition for writ of mandamus brought by a school teacher, appellee Mrs. Ella K. Smith, against the County Superintendent of Education of Neshoba County, I. M. Latimer, and later revived in the name of his successor, Jack Cheatham, seeking to compel the county superintendent to issue to her salary warrants upon her contract to teach. The circuit court granted this relief, and we affirm that decision.
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Prior to the scholastic year 1955-56, Mrs. Smith taught for eight years in the House Consolidated School District of Neshoba County. On March 28, 1955, the hoard of trustees of the…
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