Nelson v. Ark. Rural Med. Practice Loan & Scholarship Bd.

Brett Nelson entered into contracts with the Arkansas Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board and the rural community Forrest City pursuant to the state's community-match program that loaned Nelson money for his medical schooling and obliged him to practice medicine full time in Forrest City for four years upon the completion of his residency. Nelson began serving his four-year commitment in Forrest City, but when the hospital he was employed with did not renew his employment contract the next year, Nelson left Forest City to practice medicine in another state. The Board filed a complaint against Nelson for breach of contract and, alternatively, unjust enrichment. Nelson answered, asserting several affirmative defenses and making several counterclaims. The circuit court granted the Board's motion for summary judgment and entered judgment against Nelson in the amount of $133,152. The Supreme Court (1) reversed the grant of summary judgment to the Board on its breach of contract claim because questions of fact remained as to Nelson's counterclaims and defenses; and (2) otherwise affirmed. Remanded. View "Nelson v. Ark. Rural Med. Practice Loan & Scholarship Bd." on Justia Law