Legal Opinion
Opinion Number
Louisiana Attorney General Reports
Decided June 25, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Mr. Stockstill:
You have requested this office to answer two questions regarding interpretation of R.S. 33:2581, R.S. 11:215 and R.S. 11:2258. First, you have asked if the phrase "all rights and benefits," found in R.S. 33:2581, excludes disability retirement benefits because it is situated in Chapter 5 of Title 33. Secondly, you have asked if the Firefighter's Retirement System (FRS) Board of Trustees should apply the presumptions created by R.S. 33:2581, to applications for disability retirement benefits pursuant to R.S. 11:215 and R.S. 11:2258.
In addressing the first issue it is…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McKenzie v. City of Bossier CityLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- City of Jennings v. DeshotelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
- Pfister v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996