McPherson v. Board of Education

Appellee, D. B. McPherson, began suit in the county court of Lake county against appellant, the Board of Education of the Waukegan Township High School District, to recover a balance alleged to be due under a contract of employment as a teacher. There was a judgment in favor of appellee for $411.82, and this appeal was prosecuted.

On July 17, 1922, appellee entered into a contract with appellant, by the terms of which he was to teach in the Waukegan township high school for thirty-eight weeks at a salary of $2,200 payable in ten equal instalments. He began teaching in September, 1922, and…