Legal Opinion
Willis v. Board of Selectmen of Easton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 14, 1989PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The plaintiff, John L. Willis, a fire fighter for the town of Easton (town), filed a complaint against the town seeking a declaration of his rights to compensation under G. L. c. 41, § 11 IF (1986 ed.) (compensation for public safety employees). The plaintiff’s action was based on his alleged work-related back injury. A Superior Court judge rendered a judgment ordering the town to pay Willis his regular compensation and to restore Willis’s sick leave. The judgment further required the town to continue Willis’s compensation under § 11 IF until he retires or recovers.
The town appeals the…
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