Case Name: Board of Education of the City of Hartford v. Hartford Federation of Teachers, Local 1018
Court: Connecticut Appellate Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1991-06-04
Citations: 24 Conn. App. 757
Docket Number: 9580
Parties: Board of Education of the City of Hartford v. Hartford Federation of Teachers, Local 1018
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Appellate Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 757–757

Head Matter:
Board of Education of the City of Hartford v. Hartford Federation of Teachers, Local 1018
(9580)
Spallone, Heiman and Cretella, Js.
Argued April 29
decision released June 4, 1991
James C. Ferguson, for the appellant (defendant).
Helen Apostolidis, assistant corporation counsel, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the trial court granting the plaintiff Hartford board of education's application to vacate the arbitrator's award and denying the defendant Hartford Federation of Teachers' application to affirm said award.
The sole question presented is whether the trial court improperly held that the arbitrator went beyond the contract, and added to it, by construing the contract to include longevity pay within the ambit of "annual salary" for the purposes of computing severance pay.
Our review of the record indicates that the trial court substituted its interpretation of the contract for that of the arbitrator. This it cannot do. See, e.g., Hartford v. IAFF, Local 760, AFL-CIO, CLC, 24 Conn. App. 254, 258, 587 A.2d 435 (1991).
The judgment of the trial court is reversed and the case remanded with direction to render judgment confirming the arbitrator's award.