Legal Opinion
Kerner v. State Employee's Retirement System
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 21, 1977No. 14306PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Webber
This appeal involves the State pension rights of the late Otto Kerner, one-time governor of Illinois.
The essential facts are not in serious dispute. On September 28, 1965, Otto Kerner (herein for convenience referred to as “Kerner”), then Governor of Illinois, applied for membership in the State Employees’ Retirement System (herein “System”). Under an option then existing, Kerner paid into the System *11,048.34, which included 4$ compound interest, and obtained service credits retroactively to the date of his taking office, viz., January 9, 1961.
On May 19, 1968, Kerner resigned as Governor to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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