Legal Opinion
Moshtaghi v. the Citadel
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided April 25, 1994No. 2175PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Mohammad S. Moshtaghi appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of The Citadel on all causes of action arising out of his termination as an adjunct professor. We reverse and remand for a trial on the merits on the slander cause of action and affirm as to all other causes of action.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Moshtaghi was employed as an adjunct professor at The Citadel on a year-to-year basis from 1983 through October of 1990. He served as poll watcher for the election of the Board of Visitors in 1986. Following the election, Moshtaghi expressed his belief that the election…
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