Taylor v. Abernathy

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

This appeal involves a challenge to the validity of certain pension plans adopted by the City of Sharon for the benefit of retiring police and firemen. Four cases were consolidated on this appeal, and, although each must ultimately be considered on its own particular factual configuration, all raise the same basic issue upon which the resolution of the other issues involved depends: were the ordinances establishing the pension plans in conformity with their enabling statutes?

Since it is beyond dispute that a municipality has no power to enact ordinances except as…