Legal Opinion

Baker v. Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided March 25, 1986No. 64354PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAVENDER, Justice:

The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma has certified two questions of law to this Court pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act.1 The statement of facts accompanying the certification of questions indicates that the litigation which has produced the questions has grown out of a challenge brought by plaintiffs as individuals and as representatives of various classes of firefighters and police officers2 to the efficacy of the Oklahoma Legislature’s repeal of statutes which had granted automatic pension adjustments as part of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Betts v. Board of AdministrationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Yeazell v. CopinsArizona Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Hickey v. Pittsburgh Pension BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. City of Duncan v. BinghamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
  5. Singer v. City of TopekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Smith v. City of Enid Ex Rel. Enid City CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  2. Smith v. City of EnidCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  3. McGrath v. Rhode Island Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  4. Parker v. WakelinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  5. Wylie v. ChesserSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007

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