Legal Opinion
Hooker v. Retirement Board of Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 23, 2009No. 1-07-3560PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neville
In this case, the plaintiffs, Mrs. Elaine Hooker and Mrs. June E. Murphy, are the widows of fireman Michael Hooker (fireman Hooker) and fireman James Murphy (fireman Murphy), respectively. Both fireman Hooker and fireman Murphy were injured in the course of their active duty in the service of the Chicago fire department (CFD) with injuries that rendered them incapable of returning to active service. The plaintiffs each filed a claim with the Retirement Board of the Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (Board), the defendant in this case. The Board granted the claims and awarded each…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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