Walker v. State Ex Rel. Kirton

TERRELL, J.:

On petition of Mrs. J. S. Kirton, alternative writ of mandamus was directed to the Board of Public Instruction of Orange County commanding it to renew her contract of employment as principal of Lakeview High School at an annual salary of $2,700.00 or show cause why they refused to do so. On final hearing, judgment for peremptory writ was granted. This appeal is from that judgment.

It appears that Orange County has a Teachers Tenure Act, Chapter 18743, Acts of 1937, which among other things provides that after a teacher has completed her probationary period of employment, she is…