SPRUNT v. MEMBERS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF U. OF TENN.


443 S.W.2d 464 (1969)

Douglas H. SPRUNT, Appellant, v. The MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

July 2, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest Williams, III, Memphis, for appellant; Heiskell, Donelson, Adams, Williams & Wall, Memphis, of counsel.

Thomas R. Prewitt, Memphis, for appellees; Armstrong, Allen, Braden, Goodman, McBride & Prewitt, Memphis, of counsel.


OPINION

DYER, Justice.

Dr. Douglas H. Sprunt appeals from the action of the chancellor in dismissing his original bill upon demurrer. The chancellor granted a discretionary appeal.

In 1944 the University of Tennessee employed Dr. Sprunt as Professor in and Chairman of the Department of Pathology, being one of the departments of the University's medical units located in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Sprunt remained...

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