Legal Opinion

Pullano v. City of Bluefield

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 20, 1986No. 16698PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Chief Justice:

This case involves the statutory rights of municipal police officers and firefighters 1 to holiday pay under W.Va.Code, 8-14-2a, and W.Va.Code, 8-15-10a. 2 We are also presented with a question concerning the calculation of overtime pay for firefighters.

On April 30, 1980, Joseph Pullano, a police officer, and Martin Fivars, a firefighter, filed a declaratory judgment action in the Circuit Court of Mercer County on behalf of themselves and all other police officers and firefighters employed by the city of Bluefield. In this action, the following general questions were…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Overnight Motor Transportation Co. v. MisselSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. State v. ElderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Vest v. CobbWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Sanders v. Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  5. Peyton v. City Council of City of LewisburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989

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