Boad of Public Instruction v. State Ex Rel. Trustees of School District No. 16

This appeal is from an order granting a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the Board of Public Instruction of Manatee County to employ Mrs. W. M. Suit and Miss Lillie Mae Colquitt as teachers in Palmetto High School, Special Tax School District Number 16 of Manatee County, the said teachers having been recommended by the trustees of the district. It appears that after the peremptory writ was issued, Miss Colquitt was appointed so the appointment of Mrs. Suit is all that is involved in this case.

The appellants contend that the order appealed from is erroneous because Palmetto High School…