LONG v. POLICE & FIREFIGHTERS RET. BD.

Nos. 97-AA-70, 97-AA-572.

728 A.2d 112 (1999)

Donald E. LONG, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICE & FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT & RELIEF BOARD, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic W. Schwartz, Jr., with whom James Taglieri, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for petitioner.

Sheila Kaplan, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Jo Anne Robinson, Principal Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for respondent.

Before STEADMAN, SCHWELB, and RUIZ, Associate Judges.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Retired Firefighter Donald E. Long has asked this court to review a decision by the District of Columbia Police and Firefighters Retirement and Relief Board (the Board). The Board rejected Long's application for a pension based on the higher level of benefits provided by D.C.Code § 4-616 (1994) for firefighters injured in the line of duty. Instead, the Board awarded Long the lower level of benefits available pursuant to D.C.Code §...

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