Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 12, 1986PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The outcome of this appeal depends upon our interpretation of the “Perry Law,” G. L. c. 30, § 59 (1984 ed.),2 which allows for the suspension of a Commonwealth employee who is indicted for misconduct in office, provides *736that no compensation shall be paid to such an employee during the period of his suspension, and precludes the payment of retirement benefits to an employee who retires while under such suspension.
On May 24, 1984, thirty-four employees of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), assigned to the MBTA money room, were arrested and subsequently indicted by a Suffolk…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Condon v. HaitsmaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Collatos v. Boston Retirement BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- First National Bank v. Judge Baker Guidance CenterMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Herrick v. ESSEX REGIONAL RETIREMENT BOARDMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
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