Legal Opinion
Herrick v. ESSEX REGIONAL RETIREMENT BOARD
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 10, 2010No. 09-P-1351PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFecteau, J.
The Essex Regional Retirement Board (ERRB) appeals from a Superior Court judgment that reversed the denial of Robert D. Herrick’s application for a superannuation retirement. ERRB denied Herrick’s application on the ground that he had forfeited his right to a pension due to “moral turpitude” as provided in G. L. c. 32, § 10(1). 2 A magistrate in the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA) upheld that decision. The Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB) affirmed in a divided decision, the majority stating that “the behavior attendant to Herrick’s resignation was moral turpitude,”…
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- United States v. Ven-Fuel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Hanlon v. RollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Sullivan v. Town of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- GTE Products Corp. v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Nuclear Metals, Inc. v. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Scully v. Retirement BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
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