Legal Opinion
Rushing v. City of Baton Rouge
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 20, 1997No. 96 CA 1601PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I2FOGG, Judge.
The issue raised on appeal herein is whether the longevity benefits provided to firemen pursuant to LSA-R.S. 33:1992 B extend for a seventeen-year period or a twenty-year period. The trial court determined that those benefits continue for a twenty-year period. For the following reasons, we affirm.
The parties herein stipulated to the following facts:
1. On September 20, 1976 a suit was filed in the 19th Judicial District Court entitled Ronald J. Spillman v. the City of Baton Rouge. The suit was certified a class action.
2. The plaintiffs herein, all employees of the Baton Rouge…
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- State v. RandallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Johnston v. Morehouse Parish Police JuryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
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