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Gross v. University of Tennessee

448 F. Supp. 245 (1978)

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Gross v. University of Tennessee

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
448 F. Supp. 245 (1978)

  • Written by Mike Begovic, JD

Facts

Charles Gross and James Grant (the professors) (plaintiffs) worked as professors at the Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences (TCHS), part of the University of Tennessee (Tennessee) (defendant). Since 1958, TCHS had a policy of preventing faculty from working another job, the aim of which was to ensure that faculty devoted all their time and energy to their teaching duties. Beginning in 1972, TCHS asked all faculty to sign an income-limiting agreement. The professors were terminated for cause after refusing to sign the agreements, and they brought suit against TCHS and Tennessee, alleging violations of due process and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment, and antitrust violations. In their suit, the professors alleged that the Fourteenth Amendment afforded them a right to work outside of their regular employment. With respect to equal protection, the professors alluded to other faculty members who were not required to sign the agreements. Testimony from the dean contradicted this claim. TCHS moved for summary judgment.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Wellford, J.)

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