Legal Opinion
Taliaferro v. Willett
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1978No. 77-2213PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
The president and the rector of Long-wood College appeal a judgment awarding Ruth S. Taliaferro substantial compensatory damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because the college wrongfully required her to retire prematurely from her tenured position. The district court concluded that the officials had denied Taliaferro procedural due process. Relying on our decisions in Thomas v. Ward, 529 F.2d 916 (4th Cir. 1975), and Burt v. Board of Trustees, 521 F.2d 1201 (4th Cir. 1975), the court found Taliaferro entitled to recover five years’ back pay.
In Carey v. Piphus, 435 U.S. 247, 259-60 and n. 15, 98…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Lyell J. Thomas v. Marvin Ward, Superintendent of Winston-Salem/forsyth County SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Heath v. City of FairfaxCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Berry v. City of PortsmouthCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Piacitelli v. Southern Utah State CollegeUtah Supreme Court · 1981
- Russell v. Board of Trustees of University of ArkansasDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1980
- Russo v. School BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2011
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