Stetson v. Board of Educacation
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Board of Education of the City of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 7th day of July, 1914, upon the decision of the court after a trial before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The plaintiff has recovered a judgment for upwards of $7,000 as salary for a position to which he was never appointed; for which he was never able to pass the required examination, although he repeatedly attempted to do so; and for which salary he had formally and in writing executed ,a waiver. That such a result should be possible is due to the complicated and almost unintelligible state of the law relating to the appointment, promotion and compensation of members of the teaching force in the school system of the city of New York.
*478Plaintiff received a normal school diploma from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Steinson v. . Bd. of Education of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Bogert v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Hazen v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- People ex rel. Sprague v. MaxwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Collins v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
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