Head v. Curators of the University of Missouri
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Fourth District Court. The acts pleaded in bar impair the obligations of a contract; are retrospective, and therefore violations of the constitutions of this State and of the United States. (Allen v. McKeen, 1 Sumn.
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Appeal from, Fourth District Court. The acts pleaded in bar impair the obligations of a contract; are retrospective, and therefore violations of the constitutions of this State and of the United States. (Allen v. McKeen, 1 Sumn. C. C. 314; Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 4 Wheat. 518 ; Louisville v. Louisville University, 15 B. Monr. 674; 7 Gray, Mass., 33 ; St. Johns College v. The State, 15 Md. 373-4.) Although the university may be a public corporation and its curators public officers, still the teachers employed by these curators, like the teachers in the public district schools, are mere…
1Opinion of the CourtCurrier, Judge
In July, 1856, the curators of the University of the State of Missouri “elected” the plaintiff to the professorship of mathematics in that institution. The election was for a term of six years, “ subject to law.” The salary attached to the professorship was ¡$1,350 per annum. The plaintiff was also appointed librarian for a like term of six years, with an annual salary of ¡$100. The term of office in each case commenced on the 5th day of July, 1856. The plaintiff accepted the appointments and discharged the duties of the respective positions for four years, and was paid for his services.
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