Legal Opinion
Norfolk County Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 22, 1983Published
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
On this appeal it is undisputed that Robert Buteau, a Westwood fire department lieutenant, died as a result of an injury, a heart attack, sustained while in the performance of his duties at the scene of an emergency during which he administered first aid to a choking infant. See Buteau v. Norfolk County Retirement Bd., 8 Mass. App. Ct. 391 (1979) (a prior action dismissed on procedural grounds). Following the suggestion in that case the plaintiff reconsidered its decision and entered a new decision, again denying Buteau’s widow the benefits provided by G. L. c. 32, § 100 (a pension of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GoveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Selectmen of Topsfield v. State Racing CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Commonwealth v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Buteau v. NORFOLK COUNTY RETIREMENT BOARDMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
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