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ESPINOSA v. BD. OF TR. OF FIRE RET. SYS.

No. 90-348.

466 N.W.2d 914 (1991)

Joe ESPINOSA, Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF the CITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MacDonald Smith, of Smith & Smith, Sioux City, for appellant.

Richard Wade, City Atty., Council Bluffs, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, NEUMAN, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

This appeal requires us to interpret Iowa Code chapter 411 (1987). Specifically, we are called upon to determine whether a lump-sum payment for back pay should be included as part of a fire fighter's "average final compensation" in calculating the fire fighter's retirement benefits.

I. Background.

Joe Espinosa was a fire fighter for the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa (city). In February 1986, the city paid Espinosa $21,835...

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