Legal Opinion
Downey v. Retirement Board of Waterbury
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 9, 2001No. AC 20614PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
The plaintiff, Morton J. Downey, Sr., appeals from the judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendants1 denying the plaintiffs request for a recalculation and increase of his disability pension. The plaintiff contends that the court improperly found that the disability pension was equitable. We agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The following are the relevant facts and procedural history. The plaintiff began working for the Waterbury fire department in September, 1953. In July, 1982, the plaintiff applied for a voluntary disability pension on…
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