Marsille v. City of Santa Ana

Opinion

McDANIEL, J.

This appeal is a consolidation of three cases which raise the same issue: whether respondents (three former firemen-hereinafter “Firemen”) with the City of Santa Ana (hereinafter “City”) (1) may be compensated for their accumulated sick leave where they are awarded a disability retirement, and (2) may use their accumulated sick leave to postpone the date of their disability retirement. Firemen, who were granted disability retirement, sought to have their accumulated sick leave applied for their benefit within the context of the two issues noted. When City refused to use…