Public Employees' Retirement System v. McDonnell

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) denied non-duty related disability benefits to Susan McDonnell, who appealed the denial to the Hinds County Circuit Court. The circuit court reversed the PERS decision, and PERS now appeals. Finding that the denial of disability benefits by PERS was not supported by substantial evidence and was, thus, arbitrary and capricious, we affirm the circuit court’s judgment.

SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. McDonnell was a computer discovery teacher employed by the Biloxi Public School District in…