Weaver Workshop & Support Ass'n v. Summit County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities

Baird, Judge.

In this appeal we address the question of whether the Summit County Court of Common Pleas had jurisdiction to review an arbitrator’s award. Concluding that the trial court improperly dismissed the action, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, plaintiff-appellant, Weaver Workshop & Support Association (“Association”), initiated binding arbitration proceedings with defendant-appellee, Summit County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (“board”), alleging that one of its members was unfairly denied a…