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· 2/13/1992

Jackson v. Drake University

Citations

  • 778 F. Supp. 1490
  • 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22943
  • 1991 WL 261599

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding financial aid documents included express terms of an agreement but did not contain an implicit agreement for the student to play basketball
  • holding an unambiguous scholarship agreement that was silent on “the right to play basketball” did not implicitly contain such a right
  • holding an unambiguous scholarship agreement that was silent on “the right to play basketball” did not implicitly contain such a right
  • holding the contract did not contain an implicit agreement for the student to play basketball
  • rejecting claim that student who was recruited to play basketball at college and received financial aid to facilitate his matriculation had a contractual right to play on the team
  • “The financial aid agreements make no mention of . . . a right [to play basketball].”

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Judges: Vietor

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