Faimon v. Winona State University

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Respondent Winona State University initially employed appellant Mary Faimon as a social work instructor for three consecutive one-year teaching terms. After first representing to appellant that the same position would be available for an additional year, respondent reclassified the position to a ten ure track professorship for which appellant was unqualified. Appellant, unable to secure employment for the following academic year, and claiming that her unemployment was caused by her reliance on respondent’s promise, sued respondent under the promissory estoppel doctrine…