Legal Opinion
Frances Ahern v. Board of Education of the School District of Grand Island, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 29, 1972No. 71-1272PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Chief Judge.
This suit was instituted in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. It has its genesis in a controversy between Frances Ahern, a school teacher, and the Board of Education of Grand Island, Nebraska. The controversy resulted in the dismissal of Miss Ahern from her position as teacher at Grand Island High School. Named as defendants, in addition to the school board, were all directors of the board, the superintendent, assistant superintendent and secretary of the school district, and the high school principal. Miss Ahern alleged in her complaint that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by45 opinions
- Kathleen Kelleher v. Peter Flawn, Gerhard Fonken, Robert King, Joseph Horn, and Charles CnuddeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- State Board for Community Colleges & Occupational Education v. OlsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Joethelia PALMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the CITY OF CHICAGO, a Body Politic and Corporate, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Yvonne A. Adams v. Campbell County School District, Campbell County, WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Patterson v. MasemCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
40 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.