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SAWYER v. MERCER

594 S.W.2d 696 (1980)

Jerry SAWYER, Appellee, v. Theodore C. MERCER, Board of Trustees of Bryan College, and Bryan College, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 25, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.P. Swafford, Dayton, for appellant.

Don W. Poole, Chattanooga, for appellee.

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

Appellee Jerry Sawyer, an assistant professor of English, instituted this action against Bryan College, its Trustees, and President, seeking specific performance of a contract of employment or, in the alternative, damages for its breach. The chancellor held that appellee had not acquired tenure under his contract with Bryan College and dismissed the action. The Court of Appeals reversed the decree of the chancellor, awarded appellee...

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