Legal Opinion
Berry v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 31, 1989No. 65499PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
The plaintiff, D.M. Berry, appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Okla homa Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS). Although filed as a class action, the trial court never reached the question of certification. 1 Consequently, our decision reaches only the claims of Berry individually. We find that the proper construction of § 930.1(B) of title seventy-four of the Oklahoma Statutes requires that OP-ERS compute benefits thereunder for persons retiring before July 1, 1981 by using the maximum allowable average compensation…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Independent School District No. 89 of Oklahoma County v. Oklahoma City Federation of Teachers, Local 2309Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Lekan v. P & L Fire Protection Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Cave Springs Public School District I-30 v. BlairSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Udall Ex Rel. State Treasurer v. UdallSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- City of Hugo v. State Ex Rel. Public Employees Relations BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- McCormick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993
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