Court Opinion

ID: 9858896
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 17:08:17.238079+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:57:38.359031
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VERNON R. PEDERSON, Surrogate Justice,
dissenting.
The record in this case contains evidence that the contract between United Tribes and Goeller provided that there is no automatic renewal such as is provided by North Dakota statute for public school teachers. The contract here further provided that United Tribes would give Goeller notice of its intention to recontract with him for the 1987-1988 school term within a specific 15-day period. When it failed to give that notice, United Tribes disclosed an intent to not recontract with him.
The reasonable assurance which could have been provided by a continuing contract or some verbal assurance of reemployment or implied from practice and usage, is entirely missing in this case.
I believe that we are required to substitute our judgment for that of an administrative agency when the facts provide no support for their determination. I would reverse and remand for reconsideration of the facts by Job Service.