Legal Opinion
Lippman v. Board of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 29, 1984PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Casey, J.
At issue on this appeal is whether the contributions by respondent Board of Education of the Sewanhaka Central High School District to its retired teachers’ health insurance premiums constitute contractual pension benefits which may not be impaired under section 7 of article V of the New York State Constitution. We hold that such contributions are not constitutionally protected pension benefits and reverse that portion of Special Term’s judgment which granted relief to petitioners.
The record establishes that from 1971 until 1983, respondent school district paid…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Incorporated Village of Lynbrook v. New York State Public Employment Relations BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Cook v. City of BinghamtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Kleinfeldt v. New York City Employees' Retirement SystemNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Public Employees Federation v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
3Cited by2 opinions
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