Legal Opinion
Savannah College of Art & Design, Inc. v. Nulph
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 11, 1995No. S95G0735PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Presiding Justice.
The Savannah College of Art & Design terminated Robert Nulph in the middle of his one-year contract as a professor. Nulph sued for wrongful termination. The trial court directed a verdict against the college on the issue of liability because it found that the college breached its contract with Nulph when it terminated him without a final decision by the full board of trustees. The jury returned a verdict of $40,706.77. The Court of Appeals affirmed, finding that the breach was “substantive.” We granted certiorari to consider the distinction between substantive and…
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