DeWitt v. Gainous

This is an appeal from summary judgment.

In 1990 Brewer State Junior College President Dr. Wayland DeWitt filed a complaint against Dr. Fred Gainous, Chancellor of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education. The complaint alleged that DeWitt tendered his resignation from his position by sending a letter to Gainous. He later attempted to rescind his resignation but was not allowed to do so by Gainous. DeWitt requested that the trial court find that the resignation was without effect and grant equitable relief accordingly.

The trial court subsequently entered a preliminary injunction,…