Legal Opinion
Charles Sherman v. Curators of the University of Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 22, 1994No. 93-2748PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
The University of Missouri hired Charles Sherman as an assistant professor of journalism in 1989, then fired him approximately four years later. Following his termination, Sherman sued the University through its Curators seeking damages on breach of contract and promissory estoppel theories. 1 The Curators moved immediately to dismiss the action, asserting that the eleventh amendment barred Sherman from bringing suit against the University in federal court. The district court granted the Curators’ motion and dismissed the case.
Sherman now appeals, challenging the…
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