Legal Opinion
Howard University v. Lacy
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 17, 2003No. 02-CV-464, 02-CV-554PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchwelb, J.
This is an appeal by Howard University from a judgment in favor of Harold E. Lacy, Jr., for breach of an alleged contract of employment. Lacy was discharged following an incident on April 6, 1996, in which he allegedly placed a student in an illegal chokehold.
The alleged contract on which Lacy’s case is based was the 1980 edition of the Howard University Employee (Non-Faculty) Handbook. The Handbook provides in substance that although temporary or probationary employees may be terminated at any time, regular employees may be discharged only for unsatisfactory work performance, neglect of…
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