LaProvidenza v. State Employees' Retirement Commission

The plaintiff has appealed from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas in which he sought a declaratory judgment determining his retirement benefits as they were affected by the payment of a lump sum settlement under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The facts underlying this controversy are not in dispute: The plaintiff had been employed for many years by the city of Bridgeport. The city participates in Fund B of the Connecticut Municipal Employees’ Retirement Fund which is administered by the defendant State Employees’ Retirement Commission. The plaintiff was eligible for normal, voluntary…