# William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. Thomas

> Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · August 13, 1970 · 430 F.2d 852

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9455944

## Case

- **Full name:** William C. FERGUSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alvin I. THOMAS Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- **Decided:** August 13, 1970
- **Citations:** 430 F.2d 852
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Thornberry
- **Judges:** Clark, Dyer, Per Curiam, Thornberry
- **Cited by:** 304 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that a non-tenured professor may acquire a pro-tectible property interest in continued employment if he has a reasonable expectation of the same

## Opinion text

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
I respectfully dissent to the Order denying the petition for rehearing filed by plaintiif-appellant and concur in the Order denying the petition for rehearing filed by defendants-appellees.

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