Middletown Township Policemen's Benevolent Ass'n Local No. 124 v. Township of Middletown

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

GARIBALDI, J.

Plaintiffs, Irvin Beaver (“Beaver”), a retired Middletown Township police officer, and the Middletown Township Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local No. 124 (“PBA”), appeal from an order for summary judgment in favor of Defendant, Middletown Township (“Township”), declaring Beaver was not entitled to medical benefits as a retired police officer of the Township. The specific issue in this appeal is whether a municipality may be equitably estopped from terminating post-retirement health benefits of a former municipal employee where that…