Legal Opinion
Benson v. City of Little Falls
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 21, 1986No. C7-85-1312PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying appellant Jerome Benson’s claim to additional severance pay. Benson contends the trial court erred in construing an ambiguous contract term in favor of the drafting party. Respondent City of Little Falls disagrees, arguing the trial court correctly interpreted the contract when it held Benson had been fully compensated. We affirm.
FACTS
After working as a full-time firefighter for 27 years, Benson retired in 1984. He applied for severance pay under a Little Falls city ordinance which entitles all permanent city employees to severance pay…
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