Ellis v. Utah State Retirement Board

OPINION

Before BILLINGS, GREENWOOD and DAVIDSON, JJ. BILLINGS, Judge:

Plaintiff Ellis appeals from the district court’s decision affirming an administrative denial of his application for disability retirement benefits. Ellis’s main contention is that the lower court erred in upholding the administrative ruling that the 1983 Utah Disability Act rather than the 1967 Utah State Retirement Act governed his claim for disability benefits. We affirm the district court's judgment.

Ellis was the head of the Provo City Attorney’s Office for over 20 years. According to Ellis’s attending physician, Ellis…