Hughes v. Stanley County School District

638 N.W.2d 50 (2001)

2001 SD 145

Mary HUGHES, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

STANLEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 21681.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Argued April 24, 2001.

Decided December 19, 2001.

Rehearing Denied January 28, 2002.

Stanley E. Whiting, Winner, Attorney for plaintiff and appellee.

Charles M. Thompson and Bobbi J. Benson of May, Adam, Gerdes, & Thompson, Pierre, Attorneys for defendant and appellant.

TAPPE, Circuit Judge.

[¶ 1.] The trial court reversed Stanley County School District's decision to terminate Hughes' employment holding that School District abused its…