Gardner v. Hollifield

McFADDEN, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant Orrin M. Gardner appeals from a district court order dismissing his complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. In his complaint, Gardner attempts to set forth two claims, one against the defendant-respondent board of trustees for failure to renew his teaching contract, and a separate claim against defendant-respondent John B. Campbell, district superintendent of schools, based upon Campbell’s statement to the school board to the effect that Gardner was “incompetent as a school teacher and was not doing a competent job.”

The…