Legal Opinion

Hoffman v. Board of Trustees

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided September 12, 1990No. 89-CA-0250PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

I

James Kenneth Hoffman appeals from his dismissal as an employee of East Mississippi Junior College1 (EMJC). The Chancery Court of Kemper County, Mississippi, found that the Board's termination decision was supported by substantial evidence and affirmed. Hoffman now appeals to this Court. He denies that the evidence is adequate that he breached his contract. He denies the fundamental fairness of the process the Board afforded him.

We have carefully considered Hoffman's claims and, for the reasons set forth below, now affirm.

II

The record reflects that Hoffman, 54 years of age at the time of his…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Owen D. Roane v. Callisburg Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. Marcus Holley v. The Seminole County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. United Cement v. Safe Air for the Env.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Stewart v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Harris v. CANTON SEPARATE PUB. SCHOOL BD. OF EDUC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Byrd v. Greene County School Dist.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Taylor-Travis v. Jackson State UnivCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021
  4. BD. OF TRUST. OF JACKSON SCHOOL v. KnoxMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Cowart v. SIMPSON COUNTY SCHOOL BD.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2002

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