Case Name: Harvey S. Kornit, Appellant, v. Board of Education, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, Plainview, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1976-11-22
Citations: 54 A.D.2d 959
Docket Number: 
Parties: Harvey S. Kornit, Appellant, v Board of Education, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, Plainview, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 54
Pages: 959–959

Head Matter:
Harvey S. Kornit, Appellant, v Board of Education, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, Plainview, Respondent.

Opinion:
In an action to recover damages for breach of a collective bargaining agreement, plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated July 17, 1975, which granted defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint. Order affirmed, with $50 costs and disbursements. The collective bargaining agreement between plaintiffs union and the defendant provided the exclusive methods for the settlement of grievances. The use of the word "may" in the article entitled "Grievance Procedure" should not be construed to mean that arbitration was an optional method. We believe that the intention of the parties to the agreement was that disputes of this type be settled through the grievance procedure as set forth in the collective bargaining agreement. Gulotta, P. J., Hopkins, Martuscello and Suozzi, JJ., concur.