Michigan Supreme Court September 13, 1982, 64875, (Calendar No. 7) (Lothian v. City of Detroit)

Coleman, C.J.

In this case, we are asked to decide whether plaintiff’s claim for accrued retirement benefits, filed long after the applicable statutory period of limitations had expired, is barred. We hold that plaintiff’s claim is barred. Accordingly, we reverse.

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In 1962, plaintiff Robert Lothian,1 a veteran member of the Detroit police force, decided to retire.