Abu-Shawareb v. South Carolina State University

STILWELL, J.:

Hassan Abu-Shawareb appeals the trial court’s grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of South Carolina State University, arguing the court erred by determining a prior order and release barred his bailment claim. We affirm.

FACTS

In response to a student’s sexual harassment complaint, Abu-Shawareb was suspended from the faculty at the university, required to leave campus immediately, and prohibited from returning pending a criminal investigation. He left behind several volumes of his private library in his locked office, along with teaching materials, maps,…