Department of Mental Health & Corrections v. Chase

CARTER, Justice.

The Department of Mental Health and Corrections appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Kennebec County) dismissing the Department’s complaint, filed pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 80B, seeking review of a decision of the State Employees Appeals Board.1 We affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

In 1975, Mary Ann Chase and Mary Parker were both employed in the position of Laundry Worker I at Bangor Mental Health Institute, a state institution operated by the Department of Mental Health and Corrections. When a Laundry Worker II position became vacant, both Chase and Parker…