Legal Opinion
Waliga v. Board of Trustees of Kent State University
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 1986No. 85-133PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWise, J.
The sole issue raised by this case is whether the university has the authority and power to revoke improperly awarded degrees. The procedural issues before the trial court were not addressed, and hence are not before this court.1
Kent State University, by virtue of R.C. Chapter 3341, and specifically R.C. 3341.05, “may confer such * * * academic degrees as are customarily conferred by colleges and universities in the United States.” R.C. 3341.04 *57provides, in part, that the universities “shall do all things necessary for the proper maintenance and successful and continuous operation of such…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Board of Curators of the University of Missouri v. HorowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State ex rel. Corrigan v. SeminatoreOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- Olsson v. Board of Higher EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Driscoll v. StuckerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
- Crook v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Doe v. Salisbury UniversityDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2015
- Merrow v. GoldbergDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1987
- Brown v. State Ex Rel. State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
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