Blaisdell v. New York State Teachers' Retirement System

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered May 10, 1977 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to compel respondent to pay petitioner an optional retirement allowance. Petitioner is the widower of Lauris Blaisdell and the designated beneficiary of an optional retirement allowance for which Mrs. Blaisdell applied prior to her death. Mrs. Blaisdell, a member of the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System, executed an application for disability retirement on June 2, 1976 and mailed it to respondent’s…