State ex rel. Boggs v. Springfield Local School District Board of Education

We conclude that the relators are entitled to a writ of mandamus and therefore reverse the court of appeals.

The board contends that the agreement was in effect until the point of “ultimate impasse” in renegotiations, and that the agreement authorized the layoffs of the relators. The relators contend that the agreement was not in effect, having expired prior to their return to work on or after September 17, 1993. Thus, we must initially determine whether the provisions of the agreement governed the legal rights and responsibilities of the board and the relators during the relevant events…