1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Mass.
  4. 453 Mass.
  5. 453 Mass. 286 (2009)
 

RETIREMENT BOARD OF SALEM v. CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT APPEAL BOARD

SJC-10215

453 Mass. 286 (2009)

RETIREMENT BOARD OF SALEM v. CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT APPEAL BOARD & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

February 24, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Lundregan for the plaintiff.

Paul F. Applebaum for Claire Cole.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, CORDY, & BOTSFORD, JJ.

BOTSFORD, J.

Claire Cole (employee), an employee of the city of Salem for many years, suffered a permanently disabling heart attack at home within one hour after experiencing emotional distress on being told, while she was at work, that her employment position was going to be eliminated in the upcoming budget. A regional medical panel concluded that the heart attack was caused in part by the employee's emotional stress connected to

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases