Malden Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

This is an appeal by the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (Appeal Board) and Thomas F. Cronin (Cronin) from a final decree of the Superior Court on a bill for judicial review under G. L. c. 30A. On September 3, 1959, Cronin, a patrolman of the police department of the city of Malden, filed an application for an accidental disability retirement allowance pursuant to G. L. c. 32, § 7. His application was denied by the Malden Retirement Board (local board). On appeal the Appeal Board returned the matter to the local board for the purpose of obtaining a properly executed medical certificate.…