Legal Opinion
Jones v. University of Central Oklahoma
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 12, 1995No. 83041PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMA WILSON, Chief Justice:
William Jones, an assistant professor at the University of Central Oklahoma, brought suit in federal court against the University, alleging that the University had wrongfully deprived him of tenure. The plaintiffs claim to continued employment is based on a local, unwritten tenure policy which was in effect when the plaintiff was first hired by the University in 1981.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the ruling, holding that a…
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