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· 5/13/1974

PROVIDENCE TEACHERS U., LOC. 958, AFT v. McGovern

Citations

  • 319 A.2d 358
  • 113 R.I. 169
  • 1974 R.I. LEXIS 1155
  • 86 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2899

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that collateral estoppel was not applicable because the treasurer was neither a party to, nor in privity with a party to the prior litigation
  • holding that collateral estoppel was not applicable because the treasurer was neither a party to, nor in privity with a party to the prior litigation
  • requirement that arbitration hearing begin within ten days of the appointment of the arbitration panel was directory and not mandatory
  • requirement that arbitration hearing begin within ten days of the appointment of the arbitration panel was directory and not mandatory
  • “[An arbitration] award, if rendered in compliance with all legal requirements, is a complete, final, and binding determination of a controversy which was properly before the arbitrator.”

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Judges: Paolino, Joslin, Kelleher, Doris, Roberts

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