Legal Opinion
Romano v. Retirement Board of the Employees' Retirement System
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 19, 2001No. 99-394-M.PPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
Did a retired state employee’s detrimental reliance on advice given to him by agents of the State Retirement Board (board) — advice that was contrary to state law — estop the board from suspending the retiree’s pension when it discovered he was also working full-time for a municipality? Because the alleged representations relied upon were ultra vires and in conflict with state law, we answer this question in the negative. Therefore, we affirm that portion of the trial justice’s ruling holding that the doctrine of equitable estoppel did not preclude the board from…
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