Legal Opinion
Retired Employees Ass'n of Orange County, Inc. v. County of Orange
California Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 2011No. S184059PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAXTER, J.
At the request of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1 we address the following abstract question: “Whether, as a matter of California law, a California county and its employees can form an implied contract that confers vested rights to health benefits on retired county employees.” For the reasons that follow, we conclude that a county may be bound by an implied contract under California law if there is no legislative prohibition against such arrangements, such as a statute or ordinance. (Youngman v. Nevada Irrigation Dist. (1969) 70 Cal.2d 240, 246 [74…
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