State Board of Education v. State Employees Appeals Board

GODFREY, Justice.

Horne was discharged from his job at Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute by the State Board of Education. He appealed the decision, following the procedural steps described in 5 M.R.S.A. § 753,1 finally reaching the State Employees Appeals Board. After a hearing, which was recorded, the Appeals Board ordered Horne reinstated.

The Board of Education then brought an action in Superior Court pursuant to Rule 80B, M.R.Civ.P., for review of the decision of the Appeals Board. The principal basis of the action was a claim by the Board of Education that the Appeals Board…