Renfrow v. Board of Managers of Birmingham Retirement & Relief System

RUSSELL, Judge.

This is an appeal from a denial of a petition for a writ of mandamus.

Billy R. Renfrow (appellant) filed an application with the Board of Managers of the City of Birmingham Retirement and Relief System (Board) for extraordinary disability benefits pursuant to the Pension Board Act (Act). 1973 Ala. Acts, No. 1272. He alleged that, as the result of an accident, he sustained a permanent hearing loss which was compensable under the provisions of the Act. Following a hearing, however, the Board denied the appellant’s application.

Subsequently, the appellant filed a petition for writ…