Legal Opinion
Chiaka v. Rawles
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 15, 1999No. A99A1315PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
A disgruntled former graduate student, Bennett O. Chiaka, instituted litigation against Clark Atlanta University (“Clark Atlanta”) and two of its officials, Clifton B. Rawles and Larry L. Earvin. Claiming that Clark Atlanta had misled him into believing that it offered a doctoral degree in African and African-American studies within its College of Arts and Sciences, Chiaka sought to recover damages for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, fraud, negligence, as well as punitive damages. The trial court granted a defense motion for summary judgment against all of Chiaka’s…
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