Legal Opinion
Cobb v. Howard University
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 10, 1939No. 7315PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.
This suit was brought by appellant, Cobb, for a mandatory injunction which, so far as it can be effective now, would direct appellee, Howard University, to reinstate him as a part-time professor of law and accord him permanent tenure as such. The case comes here on appeal from a final judgment below dismissing the bill after hearing on the merits. The parties will be referred to in this opinion according to their respective positions in the trial court.
Plaintiff was a part-time teacher in defendant’s law school from 1917 to June 30, 1938. He was also vice-dean of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Indiana Ex Rel. Anderson v. BrandSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Farley v. Board of Education of City of PerrySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Gillan v. Board of Regents of Normal SchoolsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
- Brumfield, Tr. v. State Ex Rel. WallaceIndiana Supreme Court · 1934
- State ex rel. Nyberg v. Board of School DirectorsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Jones v. HopperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Badwal v. Board of Trustees of the University of the District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Howard University v. BestDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Jones v. HopperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Jones v. HopperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969