State Ex Rel. Brown v. Polk County

The bill was filed against Polk County, the county superintendent, and the chairman of the county board of education. It was shown that on January 5, 1931, Polk County Board of Education, by written contract, employed petitioner as principal of the Benton high and elementary school for a term of five years at an annual salary of $3400. By another agreement apart from the contract, but entered on the minutes of the board, it was stipulated that for any breach of the contract by the board of education petitioner would be entitled to $3400 liquidated damages.

It was alleged that after execution…