SANCHEZ v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOWN OF BELEN

No. 6730.

362 P.2d 979 (1961)

68 N.M. 440

Manuel S. SANCHEZ, Petitioner-Appellee, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the TOWN OF BELEN, New Mexico, and Santiago Marquez, Gillie Sanchez, Arthur W. Llewelyn, Elmer W. Atwood and Josto Gabaldon, constituting the Members of said Board, Respondents-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 21, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chavez & Cowper, Belen, for appellants.

Avelino V. Gutierrez, R.J. Matteucci, Albuquerque, for appellee.


CARMODY, Justice.

Respondents appeal from the action of the trial court in granting a peremptory writ of mandamus, which directed respondents to reinstate petitioner as a public school teacher, to tender him a written contract for the year 1959-1960, and to pay him his salary for the school year of 1958-1959.

For ease in understanding, petitioner will be referred to as "Sanchez," and respondents as "the board."

The controversy arose when, during the...

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