Legal Opinion
Town of Groton v. United Steelworkers of America
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 8, 2000No. SC 16164PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether an arbitral award, which reinstated to employment an employee who had been convicted of embezzlement of his employer’s funds following a plea of nolo contendere, violates public policy. The defendant union, United Steelworkers of America, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, the town of Groton, vacating on public policy grounds an arbitration award that had reinstated the employment of David Warren, whom the plaintiff had discharged following his conviction of embezzlement based upon his plea…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- American Universal Insurance v. DelGrecoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Garrity v. McCaskeySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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