Legal Opinion
Town of Lexington v. Town of Bedford
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 31, 1979PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
This is an action under G. L. c. 32, § 59A, 2 by which the town of Lexington seeks reimbursement from the town of Bedford for a portion of a pension paid by Lexington pursuant to the Veterans’ Retirement Act (Act). G. L. c. 32, §§ 56-60. Lexington’s claim rests on the undisputed fact that a number of the years of governmen tal service necessary to qualify the veteran for rights under the Act accrued while he was in the employ of Bedford. In the proceedings below, Lexington moved for summary judgment. A judge of the Superior Court allowed the motion and entered judgment ordering Bedford to pay…
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