Legal Opinion

Ramey v. Des Moines Area Community College

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 27, 1974No. 56245PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Justice.

We affirm the judgment of the trial court awarding mitigated damages arising from the claimed cancellation of an employment contract.

For some time prior to December 1, 1967 the Des Moines school system operated a project called the Des Moines Comprehensive Vocational Facility. The program’s function was to improve the employment skills of disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed persons. Funding was provided through the Manpower Development & Training Act, with 90 percent of the funds coming from federal sources and 10 percent from state funds. Walter S. Ramey (plaintiff)…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Smith v. Iowa Employment Security CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  2. Van Peursem v. Consolidated Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
  3. Griffith v. Red Oak Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  4. Schrader v. Cameron Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1936
  5. Chadwick v. Grant Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hartman v. Merged Area VI Community CollegeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  2. Flanders v. Waterloo Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  3. DeShon v. Bettendorf Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  4. Barrett v. Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  5. Kruse v. Bd. of Directors of Lamoni CommunitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1975

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