Legal Opinion
Comley, State's Attorney, Ex Rel. Brown v. Lawlor
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 27, 1934PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeasley, J.
These three cases were briefed and argued together and as the major issue is the same m each, they will be discussed together. The city of Bridgeport by its charter provides for the payment of pensions to retired members of its police and fire departments. What construction should be placed upon the provisions of § 87 of the charter is the basis of the principal controversy in each of these cases. The respondents in the Brown case constitute the board of trustees of the Firemen’s Relief Fund and the respondents in the other two eases constitute the board of trustees of the Policemen’s Relief…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Blake v. Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
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- Hunter Appeal from Doings of the Board of Sewer CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Willoughby v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
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- State v. CobbsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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