The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 34 Conn. App. 510 (AC 12483), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Did the Appellate Court improperly conclude that as a matter of law, `Connecticut State Service' as used § 5-173 of the General Statutes is limited to actual state service and does not include prior municipal service that is expressly deemed to be state service under § 5-192b (b)?"
Raymond L. Baribeault, Jr., in support of the petition.
Robert A. Whitehead, assistant attorney general, in opposition.