Legal Opinion
Garrett C. Chitwood v. Eston K. Feaster, Individually and as President of Fairmont State College
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1972No. 72-1404PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:
The District Court, 54 F.R.D. 204, awarded summary judgment against several nontenured teachers whose contracts were not renewed by Fairmont State College in West Virginia. They have appealed, contending, (1) that they were entitled to a statement of the reasons for failure to renew their contracts, and that they should have been given notice and an administrative hearing before the decision not to renew became final; and (2) that their contracts were not renewed in retaliation for conduct by them within the protection of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Charles James v. The Board of Education of Central District No. 1 of the Towns of AddisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Chitwood v. FeasterDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1972
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