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Kelley v. Spence

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jul 14, 1967
156 S.E.2d 351 (Ga. 1967)

Opinion

24165.

ARGUED JULY 10, 1967.

DECIDED JULY 14, 1967.

Mandamus. Chattooga Superior Court. Before Judge Coker.

Cook Palmour, A. Cecil Palmour, for appellant.

Jack Kent, T. J. Espy, Jr., for appellees.


Where as here the petition shows only an election of a teacher by a local board of education for an additional twelve month period which was revoked by the board before a contract was executed although the teacher alleges he notified the board of his acceptance, there was never any contract by and between the parties which would require the board to give him notice and a hearing under Code § 32-912, as amended (Ga. L. 1956, p. 747), since he was no longer a teacher upon the termination of his present contract. Nor could the superintendent of schools be required to execute and present to him a contract since the board had rescinded his election before any contract was executed. Code Ann. § 32-607 (Ga. L. 1964, pp. 3, 9) requires all teachers' contracts to be in writing. Thus his acceptance of his election would not be binding on him or the board. The court did not err in sustaining the demurrers to the petition for mandamus.

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.

ARGUED JULY 10, 1967 — DECIDED JULY 14, 1967.


Summaries of

Kelley v. Spence

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jul 14, 1967
156 S.E.2d 351 (Ga. 1967)
Case details for

Kelley v. Spence

Case Details

Full title:KELLEY v. SPENCE, Superintendent, et al

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Jul 14, 1967

Citations

156 S.E.2d 351 (Ga. 1967)
156 S.E.2d 351