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· 2/3/1976

School Committee of Hanover v. Curry

Citations

  • 343 N.E.2d 144
  • 369 Mass. 683
  • 1976 Mass. LEXIS 878
  • 92 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2338

How courts have described this case

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

  • “We do not review the arbitrator’s interpretation of the agreement, since that subject is committed to the arbitrator by the agreement”
  • some powers, vested completely and exclusively in the municipal authority, are categorically barred from delegation to an arbitrator
  • arbitrator’s interpretation of the agreement, since the subject is committed to the arbitrator by the agreement
  • upon “determinations ... of public law, the arbitrator possesses no special expertise . . ,”
  • issue of abolition of teaching position was by statute committed to school committee and should not have been submitted to arbitrator, therefore decision was beyond arbitrator’s authority even if within scope of reference given to arbitrator by parties
  • no justification for allowing arbitrator to determine school committee’s statutory rights

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Judges: Braucher, Hennessey, Kaplan, Reardon, Wilkins

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