Kendrick v. City of Chattanooga Firemen's & Policemen's Insurance & Pension Fund Board

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

Responding to a petition for a writ of certiorari to the City of Chattanooga Firemen’s & Policemen’s Insurance and Pension Fund Board, the chancellor decreed full pension benefits to plaintiff in lieu of off-duty benefits awarded by the Board. Employing statutory certiorari review, the chancellor conducted a trial de novo and determined plaintiff had established by a preponderance of the evidence that he had suffered an on-the-job injury.

The action of the Board was subject to review by a common law writ of certiorari since the agency was acting in a judicial or…