Legal Opinion

Heath v. Goslin

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1883PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Holt Circuit Court. — Hon. H. S. Kelley, Judge. The following were the declarations of law given at plaintiff’s instance and referred to in the opinion : 1. If it appear to the court sitting as a jury, from the evidence, that on or about the 20th day of June, 1878, Asher Goslin, on behalf of himself as president of the Northwest Missouri Normal School and his co-defendants, T. 0. Dungan, ¥m. Hawkins, ¥id. Kaucher, and ¥m.

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Appeal from Holt Circuit Court. — Hon. H. S. Kelley, Judge. The following were the declarations of law given at plaintiff’s instance and referred to in the opinion : 1. If it appear to the court sitting as a jury, from the evidence, that on or about the 20th day of June, 1878, Asher Goslin, on behalf of himself as president of the Northwest Missouri Normal School and his co-defendants, T. 0. Dungan, ¥m. Hawkins, ¥id. Kaucher, and ¥m. A. Gardner, contracted with and’ employed Alice Heath,' plaintiff', to teach a department in said Normal school during the next school year beginning on the…

1Opinion of the Court

Philip, C.

It appears from the pleadings and proofs that in 1874 the defendant, Goslin, wbo was connected with the public schools of the town of Oregon in Holt county, and the other defendants and citizens of said town, conceived the project of establishing, in connection with the public school system of the community, a high grade school after the fashion of a Normal school, to be known as the “Northwest Missouri Normal School.” To that end a public meeting of the citizens was called, and measures were inaugurated to accomplish the purpose. Defendant, Goslin, as principal of the public…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Blakely v. BenneckeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
  2. Lapsley v. McKinstrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1866
  3. Tutt ex rel. Hardy v. HobbsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1853
  4. State ex rel. Mitchell v. KirbySupreme Court of Missouri · 1845

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Epperson v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1900
  2. Queen City Furniture & Carpet Co. v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
  3. State Ex Rel. Attorney-General v. SkinkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
  4. Monmouth College v. DockerySupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  5. Codding v. MunsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1897

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