Manes v. Dallas Baptist College

I cannot agree that a reasonable construction of the employment contract contemplates a judicial determination of the merits of appellant’s termination. Accordingly, I dissent.

This case does not concern the judicial review of a public institution as a matter of administrative law, but rather the review of the action of a private institution as a matter of contract law. Academic freedom does not inherently require a more liberal construction of rights under a teacher’s contract of employment, than the construction of contractual rights of any other wage earner. “Tenure” is a status defined by…