Legal Opinion

Vanderburgh County v. West

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 14, 1991No. 65A01-9009-CV-349PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RATLIFF, Chief Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

The Posey Circuit Court granted Lee West declaratory judgment awarding retroactive pension benefits for two years of prior service. Vanderburgh County, Van-derburgh County Police Pension Plan, and Vanderburgh County Sheriff (collectively Vanderburgh) appeal the court's entry of summary judgment for West. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

West began employment with the Van-derburgh County Sheriff's Department on November 9, 1959. In 1961, IND.CODE § 36-8-10-12 was adopted which authorized sheriff's departments to establish pension trusts as retirement plans…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Marathon Petroleum Co. v. Colonial Motel Properties, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Poyser v. StanglandIndiana Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Benguiat v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971

3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Safayan v. Indiana Department of State RevenueIndiana Tax Court · 1994
  5. Hayes v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992

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