Arnold v. Board of Trustees

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

The Board of Trustees of the County Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Cook County (defendant), cancelled payment of further pension benefits to Henry J. Arnold (plaintiff), formerly a county employee, because he had pleaded guilty to a felony relating to his employment. Arnold and his wife Edythe sought review of the judicial administrative decision of the defendant. The trial court affirmed the pension revocation. Plaintiffs appeal.

The following factual chronology is undisputed:(1) Plaintiff became an employee of Cook…