Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Board of Police Commissioners
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 7, 1985No. 11896PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
This case concerns the effect of federal and state statutes forbidding age discrimination on the mandatory retirement provisions of a local charter. The plaintiff, Frederick T. Sullivan, brought suit against the Waterbury board of police commissioners and the Waterbury retirement board, to enjoin the defendants from forcing him to retire at age sixty-five from his position as superintendent of the Waterbury police department. The trial court agreed with the plaintiff that his mandatory retirement would violate both the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); 29 U.S.C. § 621 et…
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