Bald Knob Special School District v. McDonald

Appellee is a school-teacher 'by profession, and in September, 1924, the directors of appellant school district entered into a verbal contract with him whereby he was employed as superintendent of schools for a term of eight months, beginning September 15, 1924, at a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars per month. He acted in the capacity in which he was employed for about seven weeks from the commencement of the term, and was then discharged by the board, after a hearing upon charges preferred against him for certain misconduct. He was paid for his services actually performed at the rate…