Bragg v. Swarthmore School District

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Complainant, Nona Royster Bragg, was granted a writ of alternative mandamus, directing the School District of Swarthmore and its Directors to renew her contract as a teacher, or to show cause why it should not be done. Respondents moved to quash the writ upon the ground that complainant “had an adequate and specific remedy at law.” This appeal is from the order of the lower court quashing the writ and dismissing the petition.

It is fundamental that a motion to quash an alternative writ of mandamus is the equivalent of a demurrer, in that it admits all the well…