Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. South Carolina Retirement System
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 22, 2001No. 25133PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOAL, Chief Justice:
Four retired state employees (“the Employees”) brought suit against the South Carolina Retirement System and the South Carolina Budget and Control Board (collectively “the Retirement System”) claiming their retirement benefits have been miscalculated. The trial court ruled in favor of the Retirement System and the Employees have appealed.
*343Factual/Procedtjral Background
In 1986, the General Assembly amended S.C.Code Ann. § 9-1-10(17) (Supp.1998) of the South Carolina Retirement System.1 This statute provides the definition of “average final compensation” for a retiring state…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kiriakides v. United Artists Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
- Paschal v. State Election CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
- Gentry v. YonceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Greenville Baseball, Inc. v. Bearden, SheriffSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1942
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Hutto v. South Carolina Retirement SystemCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2014
- Petersen v. Magna Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 2009
- Catawba Indian Tribe v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
- Smith v. TiffanySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2017
- Wade v. Berkeley CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
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