Legal Opinion
Schmidt v. City of Columbia Heights
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 24, 2005No. A04-2321PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HALBROOKS, Judge.
Richard Schmidt retired from the Columbia Heights police department after suffering a disabling injury in the line of duty. When Officer Schmidt later died of causes unrelated to his injury, appellant City of Columbia Heights (city) notified his family that it would no longer pay its contribution toward their health-care benefits. Respondents Clara L: Schmidt and her minor children, Angelia1 and Melissa (collectively, the Schmidts) sued, arguing that MinmStat. § 299A.465, subd. 1 (2004), which requires the employer of a police officer or firefighter who is disabled in…
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