Legal Opinion

Smithberg v. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided August 10, 2000No. 88352 RelPublished

1Opinion of the Court 1

Docket No. 88352–Agenda 17–March 2000.

DELORES SMITHBERG, Appellant, v. THE ILLINOIS

MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND et al ., Appellees.

Opinion filed August 10, 2000.

2Opinion of the Court · HarrisonChief Justice Harrison

The ultimate issue to be resolved in this case concerns entitlement to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) death benefit of James Smithberg. Following James’ death, competing claims were filed with the IMRF for James’ death benefit: one by James’ first wife, Nancy Smithberg; another by his second wife, Delores Smithberg, to whom he was married at the time of his death. Upon receiving notice from the IMRF that it would not pay…

3Cases cited24 opinions

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  2. People v. JosephIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Suttles v. VogelIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Murneigh v. GainerIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Ardt v. Illinois Department of Professional RegulationIllinois Supreme Court · 1992

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