Legal Opinion
Gauer v. Essex County Division of Welfare
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 27, 1987PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
HANDLER, J.
The Division of Welfare of the County of Essex discontinued certain benefits that it had been paying to certain retired employees. As a result, plaintiff, a retired employee aggrieved by this decision, brought suit on behalf of other similarly situated retired employees challenging its validity. The narrow issue raised by this litigation is the statutory authority of Essex County to terminate the retirement benefits previously granted to the subject employees on the basis that N.J.S.A. 40A:10-23 mandates that all retirees of the county…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Masse v. BD. OF TRUSTEES, PUB. EMPLOYEES'RETIREMENT SYS.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Spina v. Consolidated Police & Firemen's Pension Fund CommissionSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
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