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Landau, Spear and Mihalakos, Js. Argued January 10--officially released July 18, 2000 Counsel

J. William Gagne, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Jason W. Cohen, for the appellant (defendant). Audrey C. Kramer, assistant corporation counsel, for the appellee (plaintiff).
Opinion

LANDAU, J. The defendant, Local 884, Council 4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (union), appeals from the judgment rendered by the trial court granting an application to vacate an arbitral award filed by the plaintiff, the city of New Haven (city). On appeal, the union has raised numerous issues with respect to the court's granting of the application to vacate on the basis of public policy. The union also claims that there was insufficient evidence to grant the application. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

This case has a protracted and complicated history in our trial and appellate courts, which is found in the courts' several opinions. ``On April 18, 1986, the [city] terminated the grievant, Benedetto Minichino, from his position as a sanitarian. The matter was brought to the [state board of mediation and arbitration (board)], and the [city] appealed to the trial court from an award in favor of the grievant. The matter was returned to the board, where each party sought and received at least one continuance. It was then assigned for what was to be a final hearing on August 14, 1991. ``Clifton E. Graves, Jr., the attorney handling the matter for the [city], became ill the night before the scheduled hearing. Graves called the board offices the next morning and spoke first to the attorney for the [union]. She advised him that the granting of a continuance was the board's decision. The board chairperson then told Graves that the hearing would be held in his absence and that he could send someone else. ``A proposed agreement was read to Graves after he spoke with counsel for the [union], and Graves agreed to a resolution.'' New Haven v. Local 884, Council 4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, 38 Conn. App. 709, 710

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