Legal Opinion

Murray v. Waterville Board of Education

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 15, 1978PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POMEROY, Justice.

On March 21, 1975 Lenora A. Murray, a public school teacher employed by the Waterville Board of Education (Board), filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission alleging that the Board, its members, and its Superintendent of Schools had discriminated against her on the basis of sex. Subsequently, Mrs. Murray brought an action in Superior Court charging that the Board’s 1 refusal to allow her to use accumulated sick leave with pay to cover a period of absence due to temporary disability stemming from childbirth was a violation of 5 M.R.S.A. § 4572(1)(A) 2 of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Geduldig v. AielloSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Hutchison v. Lake Oswego School District No. 7District Court, D. Oregon · 1974
  3. Littlefield v. LittlefieldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Winks v. Board of Education of Normal Community Unit School District No. 5Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Islesboro School Committee v. CalifanoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  3. Board of Directors v. Teachers' Ass'n of Maine School Administrative District No. 33Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  4. Hartford Fire Insurance v. Merrimack Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  5. Spickler v. GreenbergSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991

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