Grandia v. City of Oskaloosa

SCHULTZ, Justice.

The question presented by this case is whether a city must refund to a former firefighter contributions made through mandatory payroll deductions to a pension fund, when the firefighter is terminated from service prior to the vesting of his pension. The district court held that the contributions should have been refunded and ordered that judgment be entered in favor of plaintiff Grandia for the amount of his contributions plus interest. Defendants, the City of Oskaloosa and the Board of Fire Trustees of the City of Oskaloosa, referred to hereafter collectively as the city,…