Legal Opinion
Lamar v. American Finance System of Fulton County, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1978No. 76-4097PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff, a former Vicksburg, Mississippi school teacher, contends that local school officials, in dismissing him without complying with the notice and hearing provisions of the state Public School Fair Dismissal Act, Miss.Code of 1972, §§ 37-9-101, et seq., unconstitutionally deprived him of a property interest without due process of law. The court below granted summary judgment for the defendants, holding that the plaintiff had no “legitimate expectancy” of continued employment that would be protected by the Due Process Clause. After the decision was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Melanie M. Layfield v. Bill Heard Chevrolet Co. And General Motors Acceptance Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Herbert Hall v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., Etc., Employers National Insurance Company, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Linda Robinson v. Central Loan and Finance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Richard L. Gallois, Jr. v. Commercial Securities Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Household Finance Corporation v. NivalConnecticut Superior Court · 1981
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