Legal Opinion
Schreffler v. Board of Education of Delmar School District
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided January 30, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-217PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Daniel K. Schreffler, brought this action against defendants, the Board of Education of the Delmar School District, the individual members of the Board, and the Superintendent of the school district, 1 seeking compensatory and punitive damages, and reinstatement for defendants’ wrongful conduct in failing to renew plaintiff’s contract as principal of Delmar High School. The jury awarded the plaintiff $113,000 as compensatory damages and $77,500 as punitive damages and assessed the punitive damages in varying amounts against each of the defendants…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Smith v. University of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Spence v. Board Of Education Of The Christina School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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