Thompson v. Linn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Louisa Ci/reuit Court. The plaintiff filed his petition in the circuit court, stating that on or about the 28th day of August, 1871, he entered into a written contract with Jeremiah Browning, the sub-director of sub-district six, in the district township of Grandview, Louisa county, Iowa, whereby the plaintiff agreed to teach the public school in said sub-district for the period of six months, from the Jth day of September, 1871; that said contract was duly…
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Appeal from Louisa Ci/reuit Court. The plaintiff filed his petition in the circuit court, stating that on or about the 28th day of August, 1871, he entered into a written contract with Jeremiah Browning, the sub-director of sub-district six, in the district township of Grandview, Louisa county, Iowa, whereby the plaintiff agreed to teach the public school in said sub-district for the period of six months, from the Jth day of September, 1871; that said contract was duly presented to the defendant, who is, and then was the president of the board of directors of said district township, and he…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The plaintiff bases his action upon section 48' of the consolidated school law of 1862, page 208, which is as follows : “ It shall be the duty of the sub-director, under such rules and restrictions as the board of directors may prescribe, to negotiate and make in his sub-district all necessary contracts for providing fuel for schools, employing teachers, repairing and furnishing school-houses, and for making all other provisions necessary for the convenience and prosperity of the schools within his sub-district, and he shall have the control and management of the school-house, unless…
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- Place v. District Township of ColfaxSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881