Eisenhower v. School District
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 52, Jan. T., 1900, by-plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Columbia Co., Dec. T., 1898, No. 9, for defendant, on case tried before the court without a jury. Opinion by Mitchell, J. Assumpsit. It appears from tbe evidence that plaintiff was elected principal of the Centralia school for the term of three years.
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Appeal, No. 52, Jan. T., 1900, by-plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Columbia Co., Dec. T., 1898, No. 9, for defendant, on case tried before the court without a jury. Opinion by Mitchell, J. Assumpsit. It appears from tbe evidence that plaintiff was elected principal of the Centralia school for the term of three years. That after the expiration of one year he was illegally dismissed; that subsequently he brought and recovered judgment before a magistrate for $85.00, the amount of one month’s salary. This judgment was affirmed on appeal to the common pleas, December term, 1897, No. 172 ; that…
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Mitchell, J.,
The plaintiff brought this action in the court below September 28, 1898, to recover “eight months’ salary at $85.00 per month,” under a contract alleged to have been founded upon a resolution of directors of the defendant district, adopted August 18, 1896, which reads as follows: “ On motion, Davis, Prof. Eisenhower be elected principal for the term of three years at $85.00 per month for the term of nine months, provided he moves to town.” He taught fully the nine months’ term for the first year’s school under this employment, and was paid his salary therefor.
In July,…
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