Rizzo v. City of New York

Plaintiff, a retired municipal employee, instituted this small claims action to recover what he variously characterizes as “lagged” or “deferred” wages owed but allegedly not paid to him upon his retirement. The statement in lieu of stenographic transcript does not permit intelligent appellate review of the substantive issues presented in the action, particularly whether plaintiff actually received the postretirement payment specified in the governing collective bargaining agreement, whose terms are only vaguely described in the record before us. Although defendant apparently was prepared to…