COFFEY v. COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH

No. 98-P-915.

49 Mass. App. Ct. 193 (2000)

RICHARD STEPHEN COFFEY v. COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

May 4, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart A. Engel for the plaintiff.

Robert E. McCarthy for the defendant.

Present: GREENBERG, KAPLAN, & RAPOZA, JJ.


GREENBERG, J.

Richard Coffey (employee) contends that benefits under G. L. c. 126, § 18A, which protects county correctional officers from loss of pay on account of injuries inflicted by violent prisoners or patients, should be computed at current salary levels for the same position.1 The County of Plymouth (county) rejected this reading of the statute, saying instead that "regular...

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