Legal Opinion
Abston v. Woodard
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 10, 1981No. 80-91PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
What due process rights does a nontenured public school teacher have in case his contract is nonrenewed? That is the sole question presented by this appeal.
Richard A. Abston, a public school teacher and head football coach at Pickens County High School, filed an action in the Circuit Court of Pickens County, in which he claimed that he was nonrenewed "because he complained about deficits in gate receipts at home football games played by Pickens County High School," which ultimately culminated in the resignation of the school principal, James Lawrence, who was responsible for the handling of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Foster v. BLOUNT CTY. BD. OF EDUCATIONSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Holliyan v. GayleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Maddox v. ClarkCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Abston v. WoodardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Abston v. WoodardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983