KROTKOFF v. GOUCHER COLLEGE

No. 77-2395.

585 F.2d 675 (1978)

Hertha H. KROTKOFF, Appellant, v. GOUCHER COLLEGE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Waxter, Jr. and David R. Owen, Baltimore, Md. (Mary Louise Smith, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellant.

Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., Baltimore, Md. (Nell B. Strachan, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellee.

(Laura Christian Ford, New Haven, Conn., on brief), for amicus curiae American Council on Education.

(Matthew W. Finkin, School of Law, Duke University, Dallas, Tex., on brief), for amicus curiae The American Association of University Professors.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and BUTZNER, Circuit Judge, and D. DORTCH WARRINER, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.


BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from the termination of Hertha H. Krotkoff's position as a tenured professor at Goucher College.1 Krotkoff sued Goucher, alleging that it violated the tenure provision of her contract. The college asserts that it eliminated Krotkoff's position and terminated her contract as part of a general retrenchment prompted by severe financial problems. The district court submitted the following issues to...

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