Legal Opinion
Spuler v. Pickar
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1992No. 90-2408PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Richard Spuler brought suit against the University of Houston, alleging that he was denied due process of law in being refused tenure and terminated. A jury awarded damages, after finding that Spuler had a reasonable expectation of continued employment and that the defendants acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying tenure and in discharging him. The court granted defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Spuler appeals from that ruling. We affirm.
FACTS
In 1980, Spuler was appointed an assistant professor in the German Department…
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