Legal Opinion
Williams v. JOHN C. CALHOUN COM. COLLEGE
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 1, 1994No. 1930488PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Donald P. Williams sued John C. Calhoun Community College ("Calhoun"); the president of Calhoun, Dr. Richard Carpenter; and the State of Alabama Board of Education, alleging that the defendants had breached an employment contract with Williams.
The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing that it represented a claim against the State of Alabama and was therefore prohibited by Article 1, § 14, Constitution of Alabama 1901. The trial court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss, but granted Williams 30 days to amend his complaint. Williams amended his complaint to add three…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Phillips v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Aland v. GrahamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
- Taylor v. Troy State UniversitySupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Morris v. Wallace Community College-SelmaDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 2001
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