DiGloria v. Chief of Police of Methuen

The plaintiff, a policeman, brought a complaint in substance seeking declaratory and other relief to establish his claim of right to be granted leave without loss of pay under G. L. c. 41, § 111F, as appearing in St. 1964, c. 149. This statute, in so far as it applies to this case, grants leave without loss of pay to a police officer "incapacitated for duty because of injury sustained in the performance of his duty without fault of his own.” The incapacity complained of stemmed from the plaintiffs voluntary use of narcotic drugs while working as an undercover narcotics agent. The case was…