CHARITY v. BD. OF REGENTS

No. 96-2857.

698 So.2d 907 (1997)

Douglas A. CHARITY, Appellant, v. The BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE DIVISION OF UNIVERSITIES OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, and the Florida State University, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex D. Ware and Vikki R. Shirley of Huey, Guilday & Tucker, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Susan P. Stephens, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

This cause is before us on appeal from the trial court's order dismissing Appellant's cause of action. Appellant, a graduate student at Florida State University, brought an action against Appellees for an alleged breach of contract arising out of Appellees' decision to not approve Appellant's further study toward his doctorate degree. Appellees moved to dismiss based on sovereign immunity, a doctrine that prevents suit in the absence of an express written...

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