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BD. v. NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD

46 N.Y.2d 553 (1979)

Board of Education of Central School District No. 1 of the Towns of Niagara, Wheatfield, Lewiston and Cambria, Respondent, v. Niagara-Wheatfield Teachers Association et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Casagrande, Bernard F. Ashe and J. Michael Eadry for appellants.

David A. Hoover for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur with Judge GABRIELLI.

GABRIELLI, J.

The issue presented is whether an arbitrator's award is punitive, and hence unenforceable, when the compensatory damages awarded are deemed to be somewhat speculative. Because we conclude that the award is not punitive in nature, we reverse and direct that the arbitrator's award be confirmed in its entirety.

The present controversy ensued following the filing of a grievance by the Niagara...

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