Johnson v. Dye
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Howell Circuit Court. — How. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) The only prerequisite to a valid meeting of a hoard of directors is that each member should have notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting, and that a majority should attend. Waters v. School District No. 4, 59 Mo.
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Appeal from Howell Circuit Court. — How. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) The only prerequisite to a valid meeting of a hoard of directors is that each member should have notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting, and that a majority should attend. Waters v. School District No. 4, 59 Mo. App. 580; Sec. 9761, R. S. 1899. (2) An order of a school board entered of record to employ a teacher is sufficient to enable him to collect his Avages, although no Avritten contract be entered into betAveen the parties. Wilson v. Board of Education, 63 Mo. 137; School District v. Edmonston, 50 Mo. App. 65.…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
This is a suit for $90, brought in the circuit court of HoAvell county, to the July term, 1907, against the clerk of a country school district, for damages on account of his failure and refusal to enter on the records of the school district, an order of the board employing the plaintiff to teach three months’ school at $30 per month, and for his failure and refusal to prepare a contract betAveen the board and the teacher. The plaintiff claims that by reason of such failure and refusal of the clerk, she lost the right to teach the school, and Avas damaged in the amount sued for.
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