Legal Opinion
Hom v. State
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 9, 1990No. Civ. 900079PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Mildred Horn appealed from a judgment dismissing her action against the State of North Dakota, doing business as Dickinson State University [“DSU”], for breach of her employment contract. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Horn was a non-tenured, probationary faculty member at DSU. On June 8, 1985, Horn received a terminal contract from DSU for the 1985-1986 academic year. A terminal contract includes a notice that the teacher’s employment will terminate at the conclusion of the next academic year. See Stensrud v. Mayville State…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Piacitelli v. Southern Utah State CollegeUtah Supreme Court · 1981
- Mertz v. MertzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
- Stensrud v. Mayville State CollegeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- Sacchini v. Dickinson State CollegeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- Smith v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Matter of Estate of OstbyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
- Ellis v. North Dakota State UniversityNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2009
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