McClauskey v. Brown

Citations

• 94 Kan. 366
• 146 P. 1186
• 1915 Kan. LEXIS 100

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Mandamus — County Superintendent — Refusal to Indorse Teacher’s Certificate — Writ Allowed. The rule that a teacher holding a certificate duly issued by a board of examiners has a right, on presentation thereof with the proper fee to the superintendent of another county, to have such certificate indorsed by him unless some valid reason exists for withholding such indorsement — followed.</p> <p>2. Same — The test of the teacher’s right to such indorsement is the existence or nonexistence of such valid reason, not the opinion or belief of the superintendent that such reason exists, and a court of competent jurisdiction may properly inquire into the matter and direct the superintendent in accordance with the result.</p>