Legal Opinion
Power v. City of Providence
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 28, 1990No. 89-274-Appeal; 89-341-M.PPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
The petitioner/defendant, Local No. 799, International Association of Firefighters (Union), is petitioning for certiorari to review a denial of its motion for summary judgment and is appealing the grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiffs John J. Power, Jr., et al. (collectively, Power). 1
This case involves the mandatory retirement at age sixty of Providence fire and police personnel, pursuant to the Providence Retirement Act, P.L.1923, eh. 489, as amended by P.L.1968, ch. 146(act). The act states that all class-B employees of the city of Providence…
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