Legal Opinion
Wells v. Police & Firefighter's Retirement & Relief Board
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 6, 1983No. 81-795PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge,
Retired:
The division decision in this case, which we reaffirm, is reported as Wells v. Police and Firemen’s Retirement and Relief Board, 449 A.2d 1079 (D.C.1982). It was vacated by order when rehearing en banc was granted. Id. at 1081-82. For reason of judicial economy, we lead off this en banc opinion by iterating, in large part, what we said in division.
On April 24, 1978, petitioner, an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (hereinafter “the Department”) was shot while on duty. The bullet that lodged in his chest was not removed and after the wound healed,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Coakley v. Police & Firemen's Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Seabolt v. Police & Firemen's Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Jones v. Police & Firemen's Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Woody v. Police & Firemen's Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Rzepecki v. Police & Firemen's Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Martin v. District of Columbia Police & Firefighters' Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Smith v. Police & Firemen's Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- DiVincenzo v. District of Columbia Police & Firefighters Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Szego v. Police & Firefighters' Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Alexander v. District of Columbia Police & Firefighters' Retirement & Relief BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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