Case Title: Lapinski v. Board of Education of the Brandywine School District

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State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2000-09-15T00:00:00Z

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE THOMAS F. LAPINSKI, § § Plaintiff Below, § Appellant, § No. 520, 1999 § v. § Court Below: Superior Court § of the State of Delaware in and BOARD OF EDUCATION OF § for New Castle County THE BRANDYWINE SCHOOL § C.A. No. 98C-07-125 DISTRICT, § § Defendant Below, § Appellee. § Submitted: August 8, 2000 Decided: September 15, 2000 Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH and HOLLAND, Justices. O R D E R This 15 day of September 2000, upon consideration of the briefs of the parties th it appears to the Court that the Superior Court correctly interpreted the written contract between the plaintiff-below appellant, Thomas F. Lapinski (“Lapinski”), and the defendant-below appellee, Board of Education of the Brandywine School District (the “District”), as fixing Lapinski’s entitlement to salary for the second through fourth years of his contract as an administrator for the District. Accordingly, the Superior Court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of the District. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior Court 2 be, and the same hereby is, AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: s/Joseph T. Walsh Justice