ALLEN v. STERLING


367 Mass. 844 (1975)

329 N.E.2d 756

DAVID ALLEN & others vs. TOWN OF STERLING & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

May 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Freedman for the plaintiffs.

Matthew R. McCann, Special Town Counsel (Thomas J. Donahue, Jr., Town Counsel, with him) for the defendants.

Present: TAURO, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, HENNESSEY, & KAPLAN, JJ.


BRAUCHER, J.

Pursuant to G.L.c. 149, §§ 178G-178N,3 the school committee of Sterling (school committee) negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with the Sterling teachers association (association) providing for a "Sick Leave Bank." Town counsel ruled that the provision was invalid, and the school committee voted not to implement it. We are asked to resolve the controversy thus presented, and we hold that the provision is...

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