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英美合同法案例@#@HandicappedChildren’sEducationBoardofSheboyganCountyv.Lukaszewski,112Wis.ed197,SupremecourtofWisconsin,1983@#@Callow,Justice.@#@ThisreviewarisesoutofanunpublisheddecisionofthecourtofappealswhichaffirmedinpartandreversedinpartajudgmentoftheOzaukeecountycircuitcourt,JudgeWarrenA.Grady.@#@InJanuaryof1978theHandicappedChildren’sEducationBoard（hereafterreferredtoasthe“Board”）hiredElaineLukaszewskitoserveasaspeechandlanguagetherapistforthespringterm.LukaszewskiwasassignedtotheLightfootSchoolinSheboyganFallswhichwasapproximately45milesfromherhomeinMequon.Ratherthanmove,shedrovetoworkeachday.Duringthe1978springterm,theBoardofferedLukaszewskiacontracttocontinueinherpositionatLightfootSchoolforthe1978—1979schoolyear.Thecontractcalledforanannualsalaryof@#@＄10,760.Lukaszewskiaccepted.@#@In Augustof1978,priortothebeginningoftheschoolyear, LukaszewskiwasofferedapositionbytheWeeCareDayCareCenterwhichwaslocatednorfarfromherhomeinMequon.Thejobpaidanannualsalaryof＄13,000.Afterdecidingtoacceptthisoffer,LukaszewskinotifiedThomasMorrelle,theBoard’sdirectorofspecialeducation,thatsheintendedtoresignfromherpositionattheLightfootSchool.MorrelletoldhertosubmitaletterofresignationforconsiderationbytheBoard.Shedidso.,andthematterwasdiscussedatameetingoftheBoardonAugust21,1978.TheBoardrefusedtoreleaseLukaszewskifromhercontract.OnAugust24,1978,theBoard’sattorneysentalettertoLukaszewskidirectinghertoreturntowork.TheattorneysentasecondlettertotheWeeCareDayCareCenterstatingthattheBoardwouldtakelegalactioniftheCenterinterferedwithLukaszewski’sperformanceofhercontractualobligationsattheLightfootSchool.@#@LukaszewskilefttheWeeCareDayCareCenterandreturnedtoLightfootSchoolforthe1978fallterm.SheresenttheactionsoftheBoard,however,andretainedmisgivingsaboutherjob.OnSeptember8,1978,shediscussedherfeelingwithMorrelle.AfterthismeetingLukaszewskifeltquiteupsetaboutthesituation.Shecalledherdoctortomakeanappointmentforthatafternoonandsubsequentlylefttheschool.@#@Dr.AshokChatterjeeexaminedLukaszewskiandfoundherbloodpressuretobehigh.LukaszewskiaskedDr.Chatterjeetowritealetterexplaininghismedicalfindingsandtheadvicehehadgivenher.InaletterdatedSeptember11,1978,Dr.ChatterjeeindicatedthatLukaszewskihadahypertensionproblemdatingbackto1976.HereportedthatonthedayheexaminedLukaszewskisheappearedagitated,nervous,andhadbloodpressurereadingsupto180/100.Itwashisopinionthat,althoughshetookmedicine,hermedicalconditionwouldnotimproveunlessthesituationwhichcausedtheproblemwasremoved.Hefurtheropinedthatitwouldbedangerousforhertodrivelongdistancesinheragitatedstate.@#@LukaszewskididnotreturntoworkafterleavingonSeptember8,1978.ShesubmittedaletterofresignationdatedSeptember13,1978,inwhichshewrote:

@#@@#@“Iencloseacopyofthedoctor’sstatementconcerningmyhealth.Onthebasisofit,Imust@#@resign.IamunwillingtojeopardizemyhealthandIamalsounwillingtobecomeinvolvedinan@#@accident.Forthesereasons,Itendermyresignation”.@#@AshorttimelaterLukaszewskireappliedforandobtainedemploymentattheWeeCareDayCareCenter.@#@AfterLukaszewskileft,theBoardimmediatelybeganlookingforareplacement.Onlyonequalifiedpersonappliedfortheposition.AlthoughthisapplicanthadlessofaneducationalbackgroundthanLukaszewski,shehadmoreteachingexperienceUnderthesalaryscheduleagreeduponbytheBoardandtheteachers’union,thisapplicantwouldhavetobepaid@#@＄1,026.64moreperyearthanLukaszewski.Havingnoalternative,theBoardhiredthe@#@applicantatthehighersalary.@#@InDecemberof1978theBoardinitiatedanactionagainstLukaszewskiforbreachofcontract.TheBoardallegedthat,asaresultofthebreach,itsuffereddamageintheamountoftheadditionalcompensationitwasrequiredtopayLukaszewski’sreplacementforthe1978—1979schoolyear（＄1,026.64）.Atrialwasheldbeforethecourt.ThetrialcourtruledthatLukaszewskihadbreachedhercontractandawardedtheBoard＄1,249.14indamages（＄1,026.64forbreachofcontractand＄222.50forcosts）@#@Lukaszewskiappealed.Thecourtofappealsaffirmedthetrialcourt’sdeterminationthat@#@Lukaszewskibreachedhercontract.However,theappellatecourtreversedthetrialcour’tsdamageaward,reasoningthat,althoughtheBoardhadtopaymoreforLukaszewski’sreplacement,byitsownstandardsitobtainedaproportionatelymorevaluableteacher.Therefore,thecourtofappealsheldthattheBoardsufferednodamagefromtheb