MURPHY v. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY


777 A.2d 418 (2001)

Cornelius F. MURPHY, Jr., Appellant, v. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY GHOST, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 17, 2001.

Reconsideration Denied September 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel John Cordes, Philip A. Ignelzi, Pittsburg, for Cornelius F. Murphy, Jr.

Martha Hartle Munsch, Pittsburg, Linda S. Drago, for Duquesne University.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

Following the termination of his employment as a tenured law professor, the Appellant, Cornelius F. Murphy, Jr., ("Murphy"), sued the Appellee, Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost (the "University"), for breach of the parties' tenure contract. Murphy appeals from the order of the Superior Court affirming the trial court's entry of summary judgment in the University's favor...

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