Legal Opinion
Melton v. Perry County Bd. of Educ.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 14, 1990No. Civ. 7477PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of the defendant Perry County Board of Education (Board).
On May 11, 1987, Jerildine Melton filed a complaint against the Board, alleging, inter alia, that the Board had failed to honor a settlement agreement stemming from a previous lawsuit. She sought compensatory and punitive damages. The Board filed a motion for summary judgment. After a hearing on the motion, the trial court granted summary judgment to the Board and entered a final judgment. Melton appealed.
The dispositive issue is whether granting summary judgment in favor of the…
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