Legal Opinion

Nicolella v. Trinity Area School District School Board

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 12, 1971No. Appeal, No. 248PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

In this appeal a school teacher hired pursuant to a temporary professional employee contract seeks to mandamus the School Board to reinstate him although he had received a good faith rating of unsatisfactory by the Board. We believe mandamus will not lie in this situation.

On August 17, 1966, appellant Joseph Nicolella, Jr., contracted with the Trinity Area School Board in Washington County to serve for two years as a temper*546ary professional employee, after which, time he would be tendered a professional employee’s contract (tenure) provided he received a rating of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kaufman Construction Co. v. HolcombSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Travis v. TeterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. Souder v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  4. Mullen v. DuBois Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  5. Tanenbaum v. D'AscenzoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Abington School Board v. PittengerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Hutnik v. Duquesne School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. McDonald v. Penn Hills Township School BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Young v. Littlestown Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. McKelvey v. Colonial School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975

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