Groves v. Board of Education

The validity of legislation reducing the compulsory retirement age of school teachers and repealing, or changing, other provisions relating to annuities and the voluntary retirement of teachers, is challenged by this appeal. The case comes here from the circuit court of Cook county where an order was entered dismissing counts 1, 2 and 5 of the second amended bill of complaint, for want of equity.

Appellants are retired school teachers between 65 and 70 years of age who were retired by the Chicago board of education on July 24, 1935, pursuant to the provisions of the law commonly referred to as…