Legal Opinion

O'Neill v. City Manager

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 16, 1998PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.

This appeal concerns the proper interpretation of G. L. c. 32, § 8, as amended by St. 1996, c. 306, § 16 (Chapter 306), a law that establishes procedures for reinstatement of *258formerly disabled civil service employees. It presents issues similar to those in White v. Boston, ante 250 (1998), also decided today.

The plaintiff, Robert O’Neill, Jr., was a police officer for the city of Cambridge from November 1, 1965, until June 24, 1972, at which time a retirement board granted him a disability retirement. The plaintiff was disabled primarily as a result of psychological injuries stemming from an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Heacock v. HeacockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
  2. Blanchette v. School Committee of WestwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  3. Foster v. EvansMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  4. Daniels v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
  5. Yebba v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990

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