CONRAD v. CITY OF THORNTON

No. C-721.

553 P.2d 822 (1976)

Edward CONRAD et al., Petitioners, v. CITY OF THORNTON, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

August 23, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levine & McMichael, Donald E. McMichael, Denver, for petitioners.

Orrel A. Daniel, City Atty., Leonard H. McCain, Edward A. Brown, T. William Wallace, Asst. City Attys., Brighton, for respondent.

Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw & Harring, Thomas T. Grimshaw, Bruce B. McCrea, Denver, for amicus curiae, Bancroft Fire Protection Dist.


KELLEY, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in Conrad v. City of Thornton, 36 Colo.App. 22, 536 P.2d 855 (1975), which held that a home rule city does not have authority to contract with its firemen and policemen for the refund of their individual pension fund contributions upon termination of employment. We disagree with the holding of the court of appeals and therefore reverse.

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