Legal Opinion
State Board of Retirement v. Boston Retirement Board
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 8, 1984PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The defendant, the Boston retirement board, and the intervener-defendant, Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Incorporated, appeal from a Superior Court judgment. We transferred the appeal to this court on our own motion and affirm the judgment.
The case was heard largely on a statement of agreed facts. By virtue of c. 478 of the Acts of 1978, known as the Court Reorganization Act, all judicial employees of counties became employees of the Commonwealth.as of July 1, 1978. The Court Reorganization Act mandated that “[a]ll pensions and retirement allowances payable to judges, clerks, court…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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