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MERCIER v. CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS

No. 78-63-Appeal.

412 A.2d 927 (1980)

Roland G. MERCIER v. CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 26, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Penza, Jr., Providence, for plaintiff.

James M. Shannahan, Providence, for defendants.

OPINION

DORIS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment in which the Superior Court held that a provision of the Home Rule Charter of Central Falls empowered the city council to enact an ordinance mandating the retirement of all firefighters and policemen at the age of sixty-five.

The plaintiff, Roland Mercier, had been a member of the Central Falls Police Department for thirty-six years, serving as Chief of Police since 1969. In November...

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