CRANSTON POLICE ACTION v. CRANSTON BY STROM

No. 2017-36-Appeal (KC 13-1059) (formerly PC 13-3212).

208 A.3d 557 (2019)

CRANSTON POLICE RETIREES ACTION COMMITTEE v. The CITY OF CRANSTON, BY AND THROUGH its Finance Director Robert STROM and its City Treasurer David Capuano, et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 3, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Plaintiff: Patrick J. Sullivan, Esq. , Coventry, Marisa A. Desautel, Esq. .

For Defendants: William M. Dolan, III, Esq. , William K. Wray, Jr., Esq. , Nicholas L. Nybo, Esq. , Providence.

Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Flaherty, Robinson, and Indeglia, JJ.


OPINION

This appeal concerns two 2013 Cranston city ordinances that promulgated a ten-year suspension of the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) benefit for retirees of the Cranston Police Department and Cranston Fire Department who were enrolled in the City of Cranston's pension plan. The plaintiff,...

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