Arnold v. Board of Trustees of County Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund

Plaintiffs Henry Arnold and Vito Abbinanti had their pension benefits revoked by defendants, the board of trustees of the County Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Cook County and the Park Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund, respectively, because Arnold and Abbinanti had each been convicted of a felony relating to his employment. Upon administrative review in the circuit court of Cook County the decisions of the defendants were affirmed. On appeal, the appellate court reversed, finding that the statutes upon which the defendants relied did not apply to Arnold and Abbinanti, as each…