Grigsby

This is an action for injunction restraining defendants from discontinuing the services of plaintiff as a permanent teacher in Napa elementary school.

By contract, in June, 1921, and for three consecutive years thereafter, plaintiff was employed by the Napa Board of Education as a regular teacher. Each contract was for the definite period of one year. Through this entire time she served as a regular teacher in the fourth and fifth grades, except for a period of six weeks, *85 during which she acted as “opportunity teacher.” Her compensation was $200 per month. By resolution of the Board, on May 10th, 1924, the opportunity work was discontinued, and the clerk instructed to notify plaintiff that her services would be dispensed with after June 30th. May 19 th, plaintiff was served with written notice to this effect. No charges of plaintiff’s incompetency or unfitness were made. Plaintiff holds herself in readiness to occupy her position as teacher and perform the services.

Plaintiff maintains that having been employed and having served as a regular teacher for more than two consecutive years in the Napa school, she thereby automatically became a permanent teacher, and her services…