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Reversed on Appeal: Instructor’s Breach of Contract Complaint Nixed—Again

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Grant McBride (left) and M. Chase Collum of Smith Welch Webb & White in McDonough, Georgia. (Courtesy photos)

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“This decision and the clarity it provides will allow both local school districts and teachers to focus on continuing to provide quality education to Georgia’s students,” said prevailing appellant counsel Grant E. McBride of Smith Welch Webb & White.

May 30, 2024 at 11:18 AM

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What You Need to Know

  • Supreme Court of Georgia reverses Georgia Court of Appeals ruling in employment contract dispute between public school district and former instructor.
  • Justices determined appellee John R. Tibbetts’ failure to timely accept district’s offer meant no written contract existed to support appellee’s breach claim.
  • Reversal reinstates initial summary judgment awarded to Worth County School District.

A pair of Smith Welch Webb & White lawyers has secured an appellate reversal on behalf of a public school district named in a breach of contract lawsuit by a former teacher.

Partner Grant E. McBride and associate attorney M. Chase Collum succeeded at convincing the Supreme Court of Georgia that the Georgia Court of Appeals erred in finding that Worth County Public Schools’ employment contract offer to John R. Tibbetts failed to conform with statutory requirements.

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