Dixon v. Bhuiyan

LAVENDER, J.:

¶ 1 The resolution of today’s cause rests upon the Court’s characterization—as either “at-will” or impliedly contractual—of the employment relationship between Dixon [appellant] and Tulsa Community College [TCC or appellee] at the time of appellant’s discharge. We hold that it is the latter.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Dixon was an adjunct professor at Tulsa Community College or its predecessor Tulsa Junior College for seven years. During a spring 1995 course Dixon and one of his students—Meredith Bhuiyan (the other defendant in the case)—developed a contentious relationship,…