Massachusetts Appeals Court November 10, 2000, No. 98-P-515 (Town of Reading v. Reading Patrolmen's Ass'n)

Gelinas, J.

This case presents the question whether an arbitrator exceeded her authority when she determined that Dennis Farrell, employed by the town of Reading (town) as a uniformed police officer, was entitled to carry over his accrued 1994 vacation leave benefits so that they would be paid to him on retirement.