Board of Regents of the University System v. Doe

Ellington, Judge.

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia appeals from the trial court’s grant of partial summary judgment to John Doe in this suit for breach of an employment contract. The Board contends the trial court erred in finding that there was a valid, written contract between Doe and the Board and that, because of the existence of such contract, the state’s sovereign immunity was waived. The Board also challenges the trial court’s finding that it breached its contract with Doe. For the following reasons, we affirm the court’s finding that there was a valid, written…