Manchester Education Ass'n v. City of Manchester

In this petition for declaratory judgment, the plaintiff sought to enforce against the city the provisions regarding sick leave in a contract between the teachers and the school board. The issue in this case is whether a contract between the teachers and the school board regarding sick leave is controlled by a provision of the city charter. Defendant city’s exception was transferred by Loughlin, J.

The contract between the plaintiff and the Manchester Board of School Committee regarding sick leave reads as follows:

“Teachers will be entitled to fifteen (15) sick leave days each school year, as…