COX v. PERKINS


585 S.W.2d 590 (1979)

Edward A. COX, Superintendent of Schools of Maury County, et al., Appellants, v. Nancy Hull PERKINS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Dale, Columbia, for appellants; Tomlinson & Dale, Columbia, of counsel.

Robert W. Knolton, Columbia, for appellee; Hardin & Knolton, Columbia, of counsel.


OPINION

BROCK, Chief Justice.

Nancy Hull Perkins, a teacher in the public schools of Maury County, brings this action pursuant to T.C.A., § 49-1417, against the Superintendent of Schools and the Board of Education of Maury County contesting her discharge from a teaching position in the Maury County public schools. The defendants have advanced no reason for the discharge but defend upon the ground that the teacher did not have tenure rights and, therefore...

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