Ericksen v. Tawas Area School District

Plaintiffs brought this class action breach of contract suit on behalf of the members of the Tawas Education Association who were employed by defendants as teachers during the 1972-1973 school year. Plaintiffs sought to recover two and one-half days’ salary which had been deducted from their final paychecks. The trial court, sitting without a jury, found, at the end of *54plaintiffs’ proofs, that no cause of action had been made out and dismissed the case. Plaintiffs appeal by right.

Plaintiffs’ appeal hinges on their argument that the trial court erroneously excluded parol evidence.

The…