Walker v. Board of Trustees of North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System

WHICHARD, Justice.

On 5 October 1993 James E. Walker, petitioner, filed a petition for a contested case hearing with the Office of Administrative Hearings. Petitioner challenged a decision of the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System (the Board) denying petitioner a benefit based upon the death of his wife while in local government service.

Petitioner’s wife began work for Mecklenburg County in December 1977. Thirteen years later she was diagnosed with cancer. She last worked for Mecklenburg County on 1 June 1990. On that date she went on paid…