Swartley v. Hoffner

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that a student bringing a breach of contract action against a private university must “show how the university breached [a] specific written contract provision[]”
• noting that contract is comprised of various “written materials distributed to the student over the course of their enrollment,” with citation to Merrow, and considering whether any provision of those documents “links” the students’ allegations to “the contractual relationship”
• considering the circumstances and “context of the provisions” cited by plaintiff in concluding her “tortured interpretation” ran “contrary to notions of plain meaning, logic and common sense” and “as a result” dismissing claim
• “Based upon the prior statements of our Court, as well as the numerous learned decisions of other courts, we now hold that . . . .”
• “The contract between a private institution and a student is comprised of the written guidelines, policies, and procedures as contained in the written materials distributed to the student over the course of their enrollment in the institution.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).