Legal Opinion
Morgan v. American University
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1987No. 86-378PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Philip Morgan is a former faculty member at American University (“AU”) whose teaching contract was “rescinded.” Morgan brought an action for damages; the jury verdict was in favor of AU. He appeals from denial of his pretrial summary judgment and post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The principal issues on appeal are: 1) whether the denial of a summary judgment motion is appealable after a full trial on the merits; and 2) whether the interpretation of the contract was properly left to the jury. We hold against the appellant on both issues and…
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