Shapiro v. Kansas Public Employees Retirement System

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an appeal from a decision of the district court of Shawnee County granting judgment to June Shapiro (plaintiff-appellee) for accidental death benefits pursuant to K. S. A. 1965 Supp. 74-4916(2). The Board of Trustees (board) of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) had previously denied her claim.

The appellee’s deceased husband, Roy Shapiro, was an employee of the State of Kansas from 1937 until the date of his death May 29, 1967, except for the period of time he was on active military duty during World War II. Mr.…