Legal Opinion
Lopes v. Mallory
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 8, 1971No. 1130-AppealPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPaolino, J.
On May 5, 1965, Joseph Lopes, a retired Newport police officer, brought an action in the Superior Court of Newport County, for a declaratory judgment seeking to establish his rights to an increase in his retirement benefits.
The proceedings raised no substantial question of fact, and the sole issues before the court related to the interpretation of certain state enabling statutes 1 and applicability of the city ordinance 2 authorizing an increase in retirement payments. A hearing was held at the conclusion of which the court found that plaintiff’s status as retired after 10 years of employment…
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- Sam C. Ballard v. The First National Bank of Birmingham, a National Banking AssociationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
- Imogene Goldsmith v. M. Jackman & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
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