The appellant municipality appealed a Small Claims Court judgment awarding a former employee payment for accumulated sick leave credits following retirement.
The employee had signed a severance agreement and release but later claimed entitlement under a municipal policy manual providing payment for a portion of accumulated sick leave upon termination.
The appeal raised issues regarding interpretation of the employer’s policy manual, whether the signed release barred the claim, and whether the claim was statute‑barred under the Limitations Act.
The court held that the trial judge’s interpretation that the policy applied to the employee was open to him, that the release did not bar the claim because retiree benefits were preserved under the severance agreement, and that the limitation period began upon retirement.
Finding no palpable and overriding error, the appeal was dismissed.
