O'Brien v. New York State Teachers Retirement Board

The petitioner’s sister, Margaret O’Brien, was a teacher in the public schools and a member of the retirement system created by article 43-B of the Education Law. She had been a teacher within the year prior to February 21, 1925. She had then completed more than thirty-five years of total service as a teacher. She was, therefore, entitled, as a matter of right, to retirement from service, as provided by section 1109 of the Education Law.j That section, among other things, provides that “ any member who has completed thirty-five years of total service may retire from service if he files with…