Hill v. Swinney

Citations

• 72 Miss. 248

Syllabus

<p>1. Schools. Revolting teacher’s license. Examining board. Acts 1886 and 1890.</p> <p>Where, under § 54, ch. 24, laws 1880, p. 51, as amended by l 8, eh. 71, 'laws 1890, p. 83, an applicant for a teacher’s license was examined before the board of examiners, and the county superintendent graded his papers, marking- his estimate of the answers on each subject separately, and, the general averag-e being over ninety per eent., issued him a license good for three years, under which he taught, the successor of the superintendent cannot afterwards regrade the papers, and reduce the license to two years, on the ground that the two examiners, other than the sirperintendent, never, in fact, examined the papers or sig-ned the license.</p> <p>2. Same. Teacher's license. Unauthorized revocation.</p> <p>The right of the teacher, under the three years’ license thus issued, is not affected by the fact that, finding his license thus challenged, he requested a re-examination of his papei-s, and that a member of the examining board, at the instance of the teacher and superintendent, re-examined and regraded the papers, reducing his license to two years.</p> <p>3. Teaciiek's LICENSE. Prima facie validity. Compensation to teacher.</p> <p>A teacher and his assistants are entitled to their compensation for services rendered in good faith under a license prima facie cor-rect, notwithstanding- irregularities on the part of the superintendent in marking his examination papers.</p>