Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Jones
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 10, 1954No. A-4203PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Just'ce Hickman
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The question for decision in this case is the personal liability of trustees of an independent school district for the alleged breach of a contract with a teacher. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals, for which see 257 S.W. 2d 871.
On April 20, 1949, the Board of Trustees of the Wellington Independent School District met for the purpose of electing teachers for the school year 1949-1950. Teachers without degrees were elected, conditioned upon their qualifying by complying with the regulations of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Comanche County v. BurksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- City State Bank v. Wellington Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Borger Independent School Dist. v. DicksonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Wright v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Campbell v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
3Cited by76 opinions
- Kassen v. HatleyTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Aldine Independent School District v. StandleyTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Ballantyne v. Champion Builders, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2004
- Baker v. StoryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Font v. Carr, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
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