VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY v. DiNARDO

No. 97-5935.

174 F.3d 751 (1999)

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerry DiNARDO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Piskorski (argued and briefed), David E. Metz (briefed), Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Chicago, Illinois, for Defendant-Appellant.

William N. Ozier (argued and briefed), J. Davidson French (briefed), Bass, Berry & Sims, Nashville, Tennessee, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: NELSON, CLAY, and GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, J., delivered the opinion of the court. NELSON (pp. 760-761) and CLAY (pp. 761-762), JJ., delivered separate opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part.

GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Gerry DiNardo resigned as Vanderbilt's head football coach to become the head football coach for Louisiana State University. As a result, Vanderbilt University brought this breach of contract action. The district court entered summary judgment for Vanderbilt, awarding...

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