Alcorn, State's Attorney, Ex Rel. Hoerle v. Thomas

The information in the nature of a writ of quo warranto contained these allegations. The board of education of the town of Plainville on April 8, 1937, appointed the defendant as superintendent of schools for a period of three years at a salary stated, and he has acted in that capacity thereunder during the three school years ending June 30, 1940, on which date he completed his term. At a meeting of the board on May 1, 1940, a motion to renew the defendant’s contract as superintendent for a further period of three years was lost by a tie vote of three to three, and at another meeting on June…