Legal Opinion
Public Employees' Retirement System v. Dishmon
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 2009No. 2008-CC-01183-SCTPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Justice, for the court.
¶ 1. This appeal by the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) arises from an order entered by the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, on March 19, 2008. The circuit court overturned an administrative decision by PERS denying disability benefits to Jannie M. Dishmon, a Department of Human Services (DHS) employee.
¶ 2. Dishmon’s claim for disability benefits initially was reviewed and denied by the PERS Medical Board in 1997. That decision was appealed to the PERS Disability Appeals Committee. A hearing was held wherein…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- COM'N ON ENV. QUALITY v. Chickasaw County Bd. of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- Delta CMI v. SpeckMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- PERC v. MarquezMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
- PUBLIC EMP. RETIREMENT SYSTEM v. DishmonMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
- Mississippi Psc v. Merchants Truck LineMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Knight v. Public Employees' Retirement SystemMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
- Public Employees' Retirement System v. WalkerMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Hinds County v. Mississippi Commission on Environmental QualityMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
- Public Employees' Retirement System v. WorlowCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
- Public Employees' Retirement System v. McDonnellCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
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