Legal Opinion
JEFFREY HOWELL v. SHERIFF OF ESSEX COUNTY.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 19, 2022Published
1Opinion of the Court
HOWELL vs. SHERIFF OF ESSEX COUNTY, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 542
JEFFREY HOWELL vs. SHERIFF OF ESSEX COUNTY.
101 Mass. App. Ct. 542
March 9, 2022 - August 19, 2022
Court Below: Superior Court, Essex County
Present: Rubin, Singh, & Hershfang, JJ.
No. 21-P-397.
Public Employment, Assault pay benefits, Sick leave benefits. Sheriff. Correction Officer. Workers' Compensation Act, Compensation, Public employee. Statute, Construction.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Augat, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Young v. DuncanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Sullivan v. Town of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Boswell v. Zephyr Lines, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- DaLuz v. Department of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
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