Burks v. ALABAMA STATE TENURE COM'N

This is a teacher tenure, case.

The Tuscumbia City Board of Education terminated the employment contract of the teacher. The teacher petitioned the Alabama State Tenure Commission and the Tenure Commission upheld the action of the board of education. The teacher then sought a writ of mandamus in the circuit court. The circuit court dismissed the petition for writ of mandamus. The circuit court's action was premised on the fact that the petition for writ of mandamus was barred by laches as being unreasonably late.

The dispositive issue is whether the teacher's petition for writ of mandamus…