Freeman v. Mathers’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “"The Appellant, Mary B. Mathers, filed a motion for summary judgment on July 13, 1987, on her complaint filed May 8, 1986. The complaint was an appeal from *Page 1111 a final decision of the Policemen Firefighters Pension and Relief Fund Board rendered on April 29, 1986. That decision denied the Appellant credit for three (3) years' and two (2) months' work in other city departments prior to accepting a promotion and transfer to the Mobile Police Department. "Before Mary Mathers, Appellant, accepted the promotion and transfer, the Appellant was assured by Assistant Police Chief [James A.] Botta and Richard Smith, Secretary of the Policemen Firefighters Pension and Relief Fund Board that the three (3) years and two (2) months period working with the City of Mobile would be credited towards her retirement. On the basis of these representations, the Appellant accepted the promotion and transfer. "Subsequent to accepting the job, Appellant discovered that the Policemen Firefighters Pension and Relief Fund Board did not and refused to credit Appellant's three (3) years' and two (2) months' work in other city departments to the retirement fund. Appellant has knowledge of two other secretaries that the Board has given retirement credit for work in other city departments. Those employees which received credit for work in other city departments were Ms. Martha Chance, Ms. Loreen Carter and certain policemen from other municipalities. "Counsel for both parties agreed that there were no”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 541 So. 2d 1110 - Ex Parte Mathers