Perruso v. Township of Palmer

PALLADINO, Judge.

Dominick Perruso (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (trial court) which held that Appellant was not eligible for a normal retirement pension until he had satisfied the eligibility requirements of 55 years of age and 25 years of service. We affirm.

Appellant was hired as a police officer by the Township of Palmer (Township) on January 3, 1966, when Appellant was thirty-nine years of age. Effective at that time was Township Ordinance No. 35 (Ordinance 35), adopted on July 3, 1961, which established a police pension fund. Under…