Edgecomb v. Traverse City School District

During the year 1945 defendant school district inaugurated as a part of its school curriculum a veterans’ institute program. Beginning on July 1, 1948, plaintiff was employed under a written contract as a teacher in said institute. He did not hold a teacher’s general certificate, but was issued a so-called special certificate authorizing him to teach certain agricultural courses. New certificates were issued and new contracts made for each of the years beginning July 1,1949, and July 1,1950.

Following the expiration of his contract and his certificate on June 30, 1951, plaintiff continued to…