Legal Opinion
City of Edmond v. Wakefield
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 1, 1975No. 46746PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRWIN, Justice:
The issue presented concerns the constitutionality of Ordinance No. 2.52.220 of the City of Edmond (City). The ordinance provides for the retention of contributions made by policemen to the Police Pension and Retirement Fund (Fund) if policemen resign or are discharged before retirement.
City refused to pay appellees (Policemen), former policemen for City who had either resigned or been discharged, the contributions they had made to the Fund. Policemen brought an action in mandamus to compel the payments on the grounds that the ordinance was unconstitutional. The trial court so…
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