Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court, Finds Former College Coaches’ Breach of Contract Claim Can Continue

A Florida state appeals court has reversed the findings of two lower courts, and ruled that two former Florida A&M University coaches should be allowed to present their breach of contract claim at trial.   Specifically, the First District Court of Appeal reversed the 2017 circuit court decisions, which recognized FAMU’s legal right to fire head football coach Earl Holmes and head basketball coach Clemon Johnson without paying the remainder of their contracts.   "We find, based on the