Trifari v. Employees' Ret. System of Providence

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This is an appeal by the plaintiffs from a judgment of the Superior Court in favor of the defendants in a declaratory-judgment action. The issue before the court is the plaintiffs’ entitlement to increased service retirement benefits provided to pensioners by reason of P.L.1974, ch. 267. We reverse.

The plaintiffs represent and are members of a class of 112 retired school teachers of the city of Providence, some of whom are now deceased. On July 1, 1974, all of the class members were recipients of pensions from the Employees’ Retirement System of the City of Providence,…