Legal Opinion
City of Lynn v. Labor Relations Commission
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 17, 1997No. 93-P-810PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The city of Lynn appeals from a decision of the Labor Relations Commission finding the city chargeable with prohibited practices when its fire chief applied for and thereby caused the superannuation retirement of a firefighter in 1989.
The relevant background began on March 8, 1984, when *173Lynn firefighter Charles Curley slipped on an oil spot in the firehouse while running to answer a phone. His right knee, twice before injured in accidents (once when he slipped on ice, again when he slid down the firehouse pole and landed hard), was now seriously injured and required surgery in 1984 and again…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- School Committee of Newton v. Labor Relations Comm.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- School Committee of West Springfield v. KorbutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- School Committee of Danvers v. TymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Jones v. Town of WaylandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Boston Teachers Union v. School CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Local No. 1710, International Ass'n of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO v. City of ChicopeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- City of Worcester v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- King v. City of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008
- City of Somerville v. Commonwealth Employment Relations BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Town of Dedham v. Dedham Police Ass'nMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
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