Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, § 58 (2026)

Retirement of veteran after thirty years' service

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Section 58. A veteran who has been in the service of the commonwealth, or of any county, city, town or district or any housing authority or any redevelopment authority, for a total period of thirty years in the aggregate, shall, at his own request, with the approval of the retiring authority, be retired from active service at seventy-two per cent of the highest annual rate of compensation, including any bonuses paid in lieu of additional salary or as a temporary wage increase in addition to his regular compensation, and including any maintenance allowance, payable to him while he was holding the grade held by him at his retirement, and payable from the same source.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 19 cases, 1958–1995 · leading case: Cardellicchio v. Bd. of Ret. of Natick, 463 N.E.2d 1174 (Mass. 1984).

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Cardellicchio v. Bd. of Ret. of Natick, 463 N.E.2d 1174 (Mass. 1984). · cites it 6× “If we determine that such service constitutes employment on or prior to June 30, 1939, Cardellicchio, who is a military veteran and has thirty years of employment with the Natick fire department, will be entitled to receive substan *761 tial noncontributory retirement benefits…”

Sullivan v. Boston Ret. Bd., 268 N.E.2d 678 (Mass. 1971). · cites it 8× “¡Tier husband] would have been entitled” under G. L. c. 32, § 58, as appearing in St. 1968, c.”

Bianchi v. Ret. Bd., 270 N.E.2d 792 (Mass. 1971). · cites it 4× “Bianchi was entitled to retire as a veteran under G. L. c. 32, § 58, and that his widow is entitled to the benefits provided by G.”

Town of Milton v. Pers. Adm'r of the Dep't of Pers. Admin., 406 Mass. 818 (Mass. 1990). · cites it 3× “In Hoban , we interpreted identical language (“with the approval of’) in G. L. c. 32, § 58. Section 58, part of the Veterans’ Retirement Act, provides that a veteran of the Spanish Civil War or of the World Wars who meets certain conditions “shall, at his own request, with the…”

Town of Lexington v. Town of Bedford, 393 N.E.2d 321 (Mass. 1979). “It was determined also by the Lexington board of retirement that he had engaged in governmental service in the Commonwealth for at least "a total period of thirty years in the aggregate” (G. L. c. 32, § 58), the earliest service having occurred before June 30, 1939.”

Lacouture v. Ret. Bd. of Quincy, 419 N.E.2d 1052 (Mass. App. Ct. 1981). · cites it 2× “” LaCouture would like to effect present retirement on pension under the provisions of G. L. c. 32, § 58, as amended through St.”

Hoban v. Boston Ret. Bd., 246 N.E.2d 814 (Mass. 1969). · cites it 4× “231 A, alleging that he was entitled to retirement under *682 G. L. c. 32, § 58, as amended through St.”

Devaney V. Town of Watertown, 430 N.E.2d 1237 (Mass. App. Ct. 1982). “The deceased was also entitled to retire under G. L. c. 32, §§ 58, 58B, which prescribe alternative compensation plans, the latter providing for the payment of annuities to certain survivors of retired veterans.”

Weiner v. City of Boston, 172 N.E.2d 96 (Mass. 1961). “On December 15, 1955, the plaintiff applied to the retiring authority (the mayor) for retirement from active service as a part-time public health physician under the provisions of G. L. c. 32, § 58, as amended. He had then been in the service of the defendant for more than…”

Nyhan v. Ret. Bd., 655 N.E.2d 382 (Mass. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 3× “648, 650-651 (1988) (no CRAB jurisdiction for appeals of decisions under G. L. c. 32, § 58). Nyhan then requested that the board reconsider its *915 earlier denial of his application.”

Murphy v. City of Boston, 150 N.E.2d 542 (Mass. 1958). · cites it 2× “231 A, in which a veteran upon applying for retirement from employment in the school department of the city of Boston asks a determination of the amount of his annual retirement pay under G. L. c. 32, § 58, 1 as amended. The *561 plaintiff has appealed to this court from the…”

DiGianni v. Contributory Ret. Appeal Bd., 657 N.E.2d 221 (Mass. 1995). · cites it 2× “648, 652 (1988) (any person who performed compensated work prior to June 30, 1939, is an employee; retiree entitled to benefits under G. L. c. 32, § 58); Cardellicchio v. Board of Retirement of Natick, 391 Mass.”

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