State Ex Rel. Taylor v. Rasnake

This is a mandamus suit in which the school teacher, Taylor, seeks to have the County School Board pay bim the difference in salary which the position paid that he held prior to being demoted to a lesser salary. The Chancellor heard the matter on the pleadings and oral proof and rendered a decree in favor of the petitioner for $1,014.15. Able briefs have been filed on both sides, and after considering the matter thoroughly, we are in a position to dispose of the case.

Appellee, Taylor, had been employed for several years by the Campbell County Board of Education. He by virtue of his employment…