Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Kirby v. Board of Fire Commissioners
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 23, 1942PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtInglis, J.
The charter of the city of Hartford as amended by the General Assembly in 1921 (18 Spec. Laws 491, No. 170) establishes a firemen’s relief fund and provides that the board of fire commissioners shall permanently retire any member of the fire department of the city upon his written request after twenty-five years of service in the department. The full text of the section relating to such retirement in effect in 1940 (23 Spec. Laws 146, No. 208) and applicable to this case is printed in the footnote. In 1923, an amendment to the original act was passed (19 Spec. Laws 105, No. 110), and is still…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Matter of Eberle v. LaguardiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Bois v. Mayor of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Wilcox v. BlissSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Hutchison v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Waterbury Teachers Assn. v. FurlongSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Village Creek Homeowners Assn. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
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