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O'Neal v. Fla. a & M University Ex Rel. Bd. of Trustees

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 5, 2008No. 1D07-2466PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

989 So.2d 6 (2008)

Dedra B. Azonobi O'NEAL, Appellant,

v.

FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY, by and through the BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY, Appellee.

No. 1D07-2466.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 5, 2008.

Marie A. Mattox, Tallahassee and Richard E. Johnson, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Carl R. Peterson, Jr., of Skelding, Labasky, Corry, Eastman, Hauser, & Jolly, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

BENTON, J.

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