Landers v. Reynolds

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus brought in the superior court to direct the employees’ retirement board of the city of Providence and the individual members thereof, hereinafter called the retirement board, to retain the petitioner’s name on the city payroll and to require the city treasurer to continue paying to the petitioner his full salary as heretofore. The superior court granted the petition and it is now before us on the respondents’ appeal from the final judgment entered by the trial justice.

The essential facts are not in dispute. The petitioner, .a policeman of the city of…