Shafer v. State Employes' Retirement Board

548 Pa. 320 (1997)

696 A.2d 1186

Ronald G. SHAFER, Appellee,

v.

STATE EMPLOYES' RETIREMENT BOARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued December 9, 1996.

Decided June 18, 1997.

Harold E. Dunbar, Kathleen B. Bertolette, Brian E. McDonough, Harrisburg, for State Employes' Retirement Bd.

Elliot A. Strokoff, Harrisburg, for Ronald G. Shafer.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and NIGRO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The issue before this Court is whether a member of the State Employes' Retirement System ("SERS") who teaches at a university in a foreign country must…