MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, INC. v. McGAHA

No. A05A1737.

627 S.E.2d 39 (2005)

277 Ga. App. 529

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, INC. v. McGAHA.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied February 9, 2006.

Certiorari Denied June 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hawkins & Parnell, Charles Beans, Monica F. Patterson, Michael J. Goldman, Atlanta, for appellant.

Devlin & Robinson, Marvin A. Devlin, Earnest Redwine, Rebecca C. Smith, James E. Dearing, Jr., Atlanta, for appellee.

McKenna, Long & Aldridge, Jeremy T. Berry, Atlanta, C. Randall Nuckolls, amici curiae.


RUFFIN, Chief Judge.

After Antonio McGaha was expelled from Morehouse College, a jury awarded him $698,500 in damages on a breach of contract claim based on Morehouse's failure to follow proper procedure. The trial court denied Morehouse's motion for a new trial, and Morehouse appeals, arguing that: (1) the trial court erred in allowing testimony on future lost wages, a measure of damages not recoverable in a contract action; (2) the verdict is excessive; and (3)...

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