Massey v. Shelby County Retirement Board

TOMLIN, Presiding Judge,

Western Section.

Dollie M. Massey (“Massey”) has appealed from a decree of the Chancery Court of Shelby County. That court affirmed the decision of the Shelby County Retirement Board (“Board”) that denied disability retirement benefits to Massey. The chancellor reviewed the action of the Board pursuant to the common law writ of certiorari.

Massey raises four issues on appeal: Did the chancellor err: (1) in treating the writ as issued as a common-law writ rather than the statutory writ of certiorari; (2) in refusing to allow plaintiff to present evidence showing that the…