Legal Opinion
Coffey v. County of Plymouth
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 4, 2000No. 98-P-915PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
Richard Coffey (employee) contends that benefits under G. L. c. 126, § 18A, which protects county correctional officers from loss of pay on account of injuries inflicted by violent prisoners or patients, should be computed at current salary levels for the same position.1 The County of Plymouth *194(county) rejected this reading of the statute, saying instead that “regular salary” refers to what the disabled employee earned at the time of his injury.
The employee brought suit against the county in the Superior Court in October of 1996, seeking the pay increases denied him from February 22, 1990,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mashnouk v. MilesNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1228, Afl-Cio v. Freedom Wlne-Tv, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- In re CantoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
- Presby v. Commissioners of Bristol CountyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007