Legal Opinion
School Committee of Winslow v. Inhabitants of Winslow
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 9, 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
Questions arising from the operation of public schools, the relationship between the superintending school committee and teachers and their respective rights and obligations, have long been a fruitful source of litigation. The first such litigation came to the Court and was decided in 1825. Searsmont v. Farwell, 3 Me. 450 (1825). A controversy involving the respective rights of the City Council of a City and its School Committee is not unprecedented. Lunn v. City of Auburn, 110 Me. 241, 85 A. 893 (1913).
However, the case now for decision is the first which has come before us…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Lanza v. WagnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Lanza v. WagnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- School District of Seward Education Ass'n v. School DistrictNebraska Supreme Court · 1972
- Belles v. BurrMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Murphy v. Berlin Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
- School Committee of Town of York v. Town of YorkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
- City of Lewiston v. Lewiston Educational DirectorsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
- Pickering v. Town of SedgwickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993