Legal Opinion

DeFazio v. Board of Directors

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County

Decided May 21, 2003No. 03 CV 1247Published

1Opinion of the Court

NEALON, J.,

The Board of Directors of the North Pocono School District has filed preliminary objections seeking to dismiss this mandamus action which has been brought by the Superintendent of Schools for the North Pocono School District. Plaintiff Louis V. DeFazio asserts that the board failed to comply with the mandatory provisions of the Public School Code of 1949 in the manner in which it declined to renew his contract for another term. An arguable interpretation of the School Code required the board to notify DeFazio of its intention to consider other candidates for superintendent at a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Adams v. Copper Beach Townhome Communities, L.P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Denton v. Silver Stream Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Feldman v. Lafayette Green Condominium Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. TateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Burns v. Board of Directors of the Uniontown Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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