PFLEPSEN v. UNIV. OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

No. 93-450.

519 N.W.2d 390 (1994)

Richard PFLEPSEN, Appellee, v. UNIVERSITY OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, College of Podiatric Medicine, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied September 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Wine and Diane M. Stahle of Davis, Hockenberg, Wine, Brown, Koehn & Shors, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

John W. Holmes of Holmes & Holmes, Waterloo, and Roger J. Kuhle of Law Office of Roger J. Kuhle, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, LAVORATO, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

This dispute stems from plaintiff's dismissal while a fourth-year podiatry student. He seeks readmission and compensatory damages. The district court found the dismissal was improper but declined to order reinstatement. Rather the court ordered, as damages, reimbursement of plaintiff's tuition and fees. We find the dismissal was authorized and thus affirm the refusal to reinstate the student. We reverse the damage award.

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