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State ex rel. Murphy v. Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Insurance & Retirement Fund

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 3, 1918PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment granting a peremptory writ of mandamus directing defendant to recognize plaintiff as entitled to an annuity of $325. On October 7, 1911, the plaintiff, Kate F. Murphy, then and for years prior thereto a qualified teacher in the public schools of the city of Menomonie, Dunn county, in this state, made the proper application to come within the provisions of…

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment granting a peremptory writ of mandamus directing defendant to recognize plaintiff as entitled to an annuity of $325. On October 7, 1911, the plaintiff, Kate F. Murphy, then and for years prior thereto a qualified teacher in the public schools of the city of Menomonie, Dunn county, in this state, made the proper application to come within the provisions of ch. 323 of the Laws of 1911, and on May 22, 1913, gave the required notice of her application for the annuity provided…

1Opinion of the CourtEschweiler, J.

Ch. 323, Laws 1911, creating what were then known as secs. 460 — 1 to 460 — 20, inclusive, now appears, with subsequent amendments, as ch. 42, Stats., secs. 42.01 to 42.18, known as the teachers’ retirement act.

Sec. 42.03 provides with reference to the defendant board as follows:

“Said board may adopt rules for tbfe government of its meetings and for membership in the fund, payments thereto and therefrom, and for other matters which will be calculated to aid teachers in securing the benefit of the fund.”

Sec. 42.11. “Any teacher who may.be teaching in said public schools and who has complied…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Adams v. BurdgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
  2. State ex rel. Buell v. FrearWisconsin Supreme Court · 1911

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Teacher Retirement System v. DuckworthTexas Supreme Court · 1954
  2. State ex rel. Thompson v. Board of School DirectorsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Casperson v. Alaska Teachers' Retirement BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Casperson v. Alaska Teachers' Retirement BoardAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Hortonville Education Ass'n v. Hortonville Joint School District No 1Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1975

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