Legal Opinion
Nancy C. Hickman v. Valley Local School District Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1980No. 79-3226PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
The Valley Local School District Board of Education (“Board”) decided not to renew Nancy Hickman’s teaching contract for the 1976-77 academic year. The renewal of her contract would have given her tenure under Ohio law, Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.11. Hickman filed suit in federal district court alleging that her contract had not been renewed because of her union activities. The district court, after a nonjury trial, entered judgment for defendants, holding that Hickman would have been dismissed even in the absence of her union activities. Because we hold that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dr. Joy HOCHSTADT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WORCESTER FOUNDATION FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Richard S. Sprague v. F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Jr., IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Dianne M. Saye v. St. Vrain Valley School District Re-1j and Vicki PloussardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Professional Ass'n of College Educators v. El Paso County Community College DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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