Gualano v. City of Des Plaines

On October 2, 1967, plaintiff Herman Gualano joined the Des Plaines Fire Department whose pension fund is administered by-defendant, the board of trustees of the firemen’s pension fund of the city of Des Plaines (the board). He was injured while on duty in November of 1979. Although Gualano did not work, he was paid his full salary for one year by defendant, the city of Des Plaines (the city). The salary payments were terminated as of November 28, 1980. Gualano wrote to a fire department official requesting payment for 40 days of accumulated sick leave, reduction days and holiday and vacation…