Michigan State Police Command Officers' Ass'n v. Department of Public Safety

This is an appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment entered by the Court of Claims in an action designated as a class action. Plaintiffs sought payment of pension benefits under the program established for retirees of Michigan State Police. Defendants are the state departments administering the "Michigan Department of Public Safety Pension, Accident & Disability Fund”, created pursuant to MCLA 28.101 et seq.; MSA 3.331 et seq. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants had wrongfully excluded payment for accumulated, unused sick leave from average annual salary in computing the retirement benefits for…