Legal Opinion

Swetman v. Teachers' Retirement System

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 23, 1991No. 89 CA 1194PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS S. DOHERTY, III, Judge Pro Tem.

The issue before the court in this appeal centers on whether the application of the doctrine of contemporaneous construction should be applied to La.R.S. 17:623.1 which pertains to conversion of accumulated sick leave to additional service for purposes of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (Teachers’ Retirement).

Appellant, Glenn R. Swetman, filed a petition for declaratory judgment seeking clarification of the manner in which unused accumulated sick leave is converted into credit for retirement purposes. Appellant claims that the method used by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Traigle v. PPG Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. McNamara v. Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
  3. Ouachita Parish Sch. Bd. v. OuachitaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
  4. Dunhill of Lafayette, Inc. v. Marion Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980

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