Employees' Retirement System v. Dorsey

This appeal involves an application by Sylvester Dorsey, appellee, for line-of-duty disability retirement benefits with the Employees’ Retirement System of the City of Baltimore (“ERS”), appellant. A hearing examiner denied Mr. Dorsey’s application. On review, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City reversed that ruling and granted Mr. Dorsey’s application for line-of-duty disability retirement benefits.

ERS appealed. It presents two questions for our review, which we have rephrased as follows:

1. Did the lower court err in reversing the administrative decision denying Mr. Dorsey line-of-duty…