Case Name: A. R. Doyan v. School District No. 3 in Montgomery
Court: Vermont Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Decision Date: 1863-01
Citations: 35 Vt. 520
Docket Number: 
Parties: A. R. Doyan v. School District No. 3 in Montgomery
Judges: 
Reporter: Vermont Reports
Volume: 35
Pages: 520–521

Head Matter:
A. R. Doyan v. School District No. 3 in Montgomery
School. Pleading.
In an action to recover for the breach by a school district of their contract of employment of a school teacher, it is not necessary to aver in the declaration that, the plaintiff had procured from the town superintendent a certificate of qualification, as required by sec. 13, chap, 20, Comp. Stat.
Assumpsit for the breach by the defendants of their contract of employment, of the plaintiff to teach their school. The declaration contained no averment that the plaintiff had procured any certificate of qualification to teach, as required by section 12, chap. 20, Comp. Stat.
The defendant demurred to the declaration. The county court at the April term, 1862, Aldis, J., presiding, overruled the demurrer, to which the defendant excepted,
Child & Brigham, for the plaintiff.
Edson & Rand, for the defendant.

Opinion:
Barrett, J.
The declaration counts- on a contract with the plaintiff to teach a district-school for three months. The alleged defect in the declaration is the want of an averment of having procured the certificate required-by Comp. Stat., chap. 20, sec. 1-2. .That provision provides for an incident, that supervenes upon the contract-, and does not necessarily enter into its terms. If that incident is not shown to have been complied with, the contract becomes void. But this is matter of evidence pertaining to the remedy, and need not be averred in the declaration. It stands upon the same principle as Kent v. Lincoln, 32 Vt. 591, and to cases under the statute of frauds, requiring certain contracts to be in writing.
Judgment is affirmed.