Legal Opinion
MacDonald v. Commissioner of the Metropolitan District Commission
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 23, 1992No. 91-P-1049PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFine, J.
In this action the plaintiff, Francis G. MacDonald, Jr., is seeking reinstatement to his former position as a Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) police officer. The defendant, the MDC commissioner, claims that he successfully followed the procedures set forth in G. L. c. 32, § 16,1 to *456have MacDonald involuntarily retired. MacDonald claims that the State Board of Retirement (board) erred in allowing his voluntary retirement on the basis of ordinary disability alone where the commissioner had applied to the board, pursuant to statute, for his involuntary retirement for accidental…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sherman v. Rent Control Board of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Bagley v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- School Committee of Brockton v. Teachers' Retirement BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Campana v. Board of Directors of Massachusetts Housing Finance AgencyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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- Lundergan v. CairaMassachusetts Superior Court · 1994