OBENE v. JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

No. 2015-SA-01766-COA.

233 So.3d 872 (2017)

Dr. Tontel OBENE, Appellant v. JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY; Dr. Melvin Davis, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Mississippi Urban Research Center; Dr. Felix Okojie, individually and in his Official Capacity as Vice President for Research, Development and Federal Affairs; and Ms. Sandra Sellers, individually and in her Capacity as Executive Director of Human Resources, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 2017.

Certiorari Denied January 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: J. KEITH PEARSON , SARAH LYNN DICKEY .

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES: ALAN M. PURDIE , DION JEFFERY SHANLEY .

BEFORE LEE, C.J., BARNES AND WESTBROOKS, JJ.


¶ 1. Dr. Tontel Obene appeals the order of the circuit court granting summary judgment to Jackson State University (JSU) on her wrongful-termination claim. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. In September 2009,...

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