Knapp v. Town of Stratford
Knapp v. Town of Stratford
Opinion of the Court
Opinion
The sole issue in this appeal
The record reveals the following undisputed facts. The plaintiff was employed as a police officer by the town. On February 1, 2000, the workers’ compensation commission awarded the plaintiff heart and hypertension disability benefits in the amount of $20,848.70 pursuant to General Statutes § 7-433c. During February and March, 2000, the town paid the plaintiff a total of $20,322.64 in benefits. The town reported the payments as income for federal income tax purposes and deducted applicable federal and state withholding taxes. The plaintiff retired on May 31, 2000.
The town did not include as compensation the $20,322.64 paid to the plaintiff in heart and hypertension disability benefits when it calculated the plaintiffs pension. The plaintiff then brought this action against the town seeking to have those benefits included as compensation for determining his pension. The trial court concluded that the benefits should be treated as compensation and rendered judgment for the plaintiff. This appeal followed.
Our examination of the record and briefs and our consideration of the arguments of the parties persuade us that the judgment of the trial court should be affirmed. The issues were resolved properly in the trial court’s concise and well reasoned memorandum of decision. Knapp v. Stratford, 48 Conn. Sup. 157, 833 A.2d 469 (2002). Because that memorandum of decision fully addresses all arguments raised in this appeal, we adopt it as a proper statement of the issues and the
The judgment is affirmed.
The town appealed to the Appellate Court and we transferred the appeal to this court pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199 (c) and Practice Book § 65-1.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- WILLIAM B. KNAPP III v. TOWN OF STRATFORD
- Status
- Published