FRYE v. MEMPHIS STATE UNIVERSITY


671 S.W.2d 467 (1984)

Roland L. FRYE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MEMPHIS STATE UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

May 29, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex. L. Brasher, Jr., James E. Harpster, Dan M. Norwood, Memphis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kathleen A. Maloy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendants-appellees; William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Nashville, of counsel.


OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

In this case a tenured faculty member at a state university was terminated after a lengthy administrative hearing. The administrative record was reviewed and affirmed by the president of the university and by the State Board of Regents. Because the standard of review used in the chancery court was legally erroneous, however, we reverse and remand for further proceedings at that level.

At the outset appellant challenges...

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