Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court July 28, 1981 (Methuen Retirement Board v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board)

The intervener, John DiGloria, and the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (Appeal Board) appeal from a May 12, 1980, judgment of the Superior Court enjoining DiGloria from receiving early retirement benefits under G. L. c. 32, § 7, due to a disability incurred while in the performance of his duties as a police officer. On the basis of a November 20, 1978, hearing pursuant to G. L. c.