Estate of Burlingame v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Before us is an appeal by the Estate of Ruth W. Burlingame (Estate) from an order of the Public School Employees’ Retirement Board which denied the request of Amelia Wells, Executrix of the Estate, and Jarvis and Cecelia Burlingame for death benefits.1 The board also denied the Estate’s petition to reopen the record.

The board made the following pertinent findings. Mrs. Burlingame was a member of the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System (System) and had thirty-nine years of service with the System at the time of her retirement on June 18, 1976. At various times…