Board of Education of Posen-Robbins School District No. 143½ v. Daniels

Plaintiff, Board of Education of the Posen-Robbins School District No. 1431/2 (Board), filed this action seeking a declaratory judgment to vacate an arbitration award on the grounds that it was based on gross errors of fact and law, and that the arbitrator’s decision was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. The trial court considered defendants’ motion to dismiss as a motion for summary judgment and entered judgment for defendants, finding that the arbitration award should not be disturbed. The Board appeals.

The initial dispute arose from defendants’ objection to the Board’s…