Legal Opinion
Woodruff v. Georgia State University
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 7, 1983No. 39785PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
Woodruff brought this action against the Board of Regents, Georgia State University and certain Georgia State University professors alleging state and federal constitutional violations, tort, and breach of contract claims. The trial court granted summary judgment and Woodruff appeals.
Woodruff was admitted to a master’s degree program in the music department of Georgia State University in 1972. In the fall of 1973, she received an “F” on the basis of plagiarism, and appealed that grade to an appeals committee within the university. The committee changed the grade to an…
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