Shirley v. Board of Trustees of Cottonwood School District
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from Superior Court, San Benito County; James F Breen, Judge. Application by Ada Shirley for a writ of mandamus to compel the board of trustees of Cottonwood school district, and E. Moore and others as members, to issue an order for the balance of salary alleged to be due her as a school teacher. A judgment was entered that plaintiff was entitled to a peremptory writ, and defendants appeal. Reversed.
1Opinion of the Court
BELCHER, C.
This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment awarding the plaintiff a peremptory writ of mandate, and the case is brought here for review on the judgment-roll. The court found the facts of the case to be in substance as follows: In July, 1890, the defendants were the duly elected, qualified, and acting trustees, and constituted the board of trustees of Cottonwood school district in San Benito county. The plaintiff was a duly qualified school teacher and on July 1, 1890, was employed by the defendants to teach the pupils of the Cottonwood school for the term of four months,…
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