Burke v. Emory University

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Emory University and Emory University School of Dentistry et al. were granted summary judgment in this suit by William E. Burke arising out of his dismissal from the School of Dentistry for failure and deficiency in completing clinical and scholastic requirements. Burke originally sued for breach of contract, arbitrary and capricious acts resulting in “deprivation of major proportion,” and other counts not here at issue. Held:

The record and evidence show that Burke was dismissed from the school rolls following his junior year, after having been required to repeat his…