Legal Opinion

Suppes v. Curators of the University of Missouri

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 20, 2017No. WD 80231PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VICTOR C. HOWARD, JUDGE

Galen Suppes appeals the trial court’s grant of judgment on the' pleadings in favor of the Curators of the University of Missouri (University) on’Suppes’s declaratory judgment and injunctive relief action challenging the University’s procedures for dismissal for cause. The judgment is affirmed.

Factual and Procedural Background

Suppes’s pleadings, which are taken as true for the purposes of this appeal, asserted that the University is a body politic created pursuant to the Missouri Constitution and section 172.010.1 It operates a campus in Columbia where Suppes is…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. State of Missouri v. Bruce PierceSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
  4. Greenbriar Hills Country Club v. Director of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 2001
  5. Eaton v. Mallinckrodt, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2007

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Tubbs v. BNSF Ry. Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2018
  2. In Re: Area 16 Public Defender Office III Ruth Petsch v. Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's OfficeMissouri Court of Appeals · 2020

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