Legal Opinion
Canario v. Culhane, 91-5526 (1998)
Superior Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 15, 1998No. C.A. No. 91-5526Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
This matter was heard by the court sitting without a jury. Raymond Canario (plaintiff), a former Rhode Island state trooper, has filed the instant action asking the court to award him a disability pension of 75% of his annual salary at the time he was injured. Colonel Edmund S. Culhane (defendant), superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, refused to grant the plaintiff a disability pension and mandatorily retired the plaintiff. Jurisdiction is pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 8-2-14.
Facts/Travel
A few days before July 6, 1989, the plaintiff was instructed by his superior, Major Lionel…
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