Legal Opinion

Karfs v. City of Belleville

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 23, 2002No. 5-00-00643PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE MAAG

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, the City of Belleville (the City), appeals from an order of the St. Clair County circuit court finding that the City was bound by the finality of the decision made by the codefendant, the Board of Trustees of the Firefighters’ Pension Fund of the City of Belle-ville (Board), to award a monthly disability benefit of $2,481.02 to Craig Karfs (plaintiff). On appeal, the City claims that the trial court erred in determining that the City was bound by the Board’s award. The City claims that because it was not a proper party to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Peterson v. Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Pension FundIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  2. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE PENSION FUND v. WashburnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  3. Board of Trustees v. City of RockfordAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Madigan v. BurgeIllinois Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Board of Education v. Board of Trustees of the Public Schools Teachers' Pension & Retirement FundAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  3. Village of Stickney v. Board of Trustees of Police Pension FundAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
  4. Williams v. Board of Trustees of the Morton Grove Firefighters' Pension FundAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  5. Sharp v. The Board of Trustees of the State Employees' Retirement SystemAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014

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