Legal Opinion
City of Middletown v. Local Union No. 1073 of International Ass'n of Firefighters
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 5, 1983No. (2251)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, J.
The individual defendant (hereinafter the defendant) is the widow of a paid, regular, uniformed member of the plaintiff city’s fire department who died from a heart attack while off duty. Pursuant to General Statutes § 7-433c (Rev. to 1977), 2 the defendant was awarded such benefits by the workmen’s compensation commissioner as were allowable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, General Statutes c. 568. 3
The issue of this appeal 4 is whether the defendant is also entitled to survivorship benefits as described in “An Ordinance Concerning Pensions and Other Benefits for Employees of the City…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Town of Plainville v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Howell v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. of VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- City of Costa Mesa v. McKenzieCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Maciejewski v. Town of West HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- King v. SultarSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Felia v. Town of WestportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Morgan v. Town of East HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Pietraroia v. Northeast UtilitiesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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