Wolfersberger v. Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

The opinion of the court was delivered by

BROCHIN, J.A.D.

In order to be eligible to receive a “special retirement” pension pursuant to N.J.S.A 43:16A-11.1, a policeman or fireman employed by a municipality must have “established 25 years of creditable service.” Ibid. Plaintiff Joseph Wolfersberger, Jr. was employed as a policeman by defendant Borough of Point Pleasant Beach. He retired on November 1, 1993, after twenty-three years’ actual service.1 Because he had served in the United States armed forces for two or more years, he qualified for his retirement pension “by paying into the annuity…