Horvat v. Jenkins Township School District

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This appeal is by the Jenkins Township School District from the entry of a judgment against it for $5,903.60, in payment of the claim of plaintiff, Henry R. Horvat, for salary as supervising principal. The case was tried before a judge, sitting without a jury, and his decision was unanimously affirmed by the court in banc, composed of five judges.

Plaintiff received his first contract from the School District on July 2, 1934, at which time he was hired at a salary of $3,150 for two years. On August 21, 1935, the School Board, consisting of the same members,…