Legal Opinion
Lexington Theological Seminary, Inc. v. Vance
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided May 18, 1979PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Fayette Circuit Court ordering the Lexington Theological Seminary, Inc. (the defendant below) to grant a Master of Divinity graduate degree to Ottie David Vance (the plaintiff below), an admitted homosexual.
The trial court decided this case on a contractual basis. Briefly summarized, the trial court determined that the catalog issued by the Lexington Theological Seminary, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the Seminary) fulfilled the requirements of a contract between the Seminary and Ottie *12David Vance (hereinafter referred to as…
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- University of Miami v. MilitanaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- Depperman v. University of KentuckyDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1974
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