Legal Opinion
Big Beaver Falls Area School District v. Cucinelli
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 6, 1988No. Appeal, 3379 C. D. 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Big Beaver Falls Area School District appeals the order of Judge Thomas C. Mannix, of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, reversing the adjudication of the School Board and reinstating Nicholas M. Cucinelli to his teaching position with back pay.
The issue is whether a school district may treat a teachers unapproved leave of absence as a break in service, requiring a rebeginning of seniority credit, when two years earlier the school superintendent did not so treat the absence.
The facts are not in dispute. Mr. Cucinelli began teaching social studies in the school…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Novelty Knitting Mills, Inc. v. SiskindSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Cali v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Consumers Education & Protective Ass'n v. NolanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Blofsen v. CUTAIARSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Borough of Malvern v. K.R.I. Corp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. FosterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Waslo v. North Allegheny School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Big Beaver Falls Area School District v. CucinelliCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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