Legal Opinion
Pentinen v. New York State Employees' Retirement System
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 19, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Herlihy, J.
The petitioner’s husband was a retiree from State service, receiving benefits from the State Employees’ Retirement System (system) when he died on July 30, 1974. The petitioner, as his designated beneficiary, then became eligible to receive her husband’s accumulated reserve ($65,665.32) in a lump sum, or a "life” annuity paying monthly benefits with no payment to her survivors, or a "cash refund” annuity paying monthly benefits, but also providing that if she died before receiving the sum of $65,665.32 in payments, the balance would go to her designated…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ortelere v. Teachers' Retirement BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Keith v. New York State Teachers' Retirement SystemAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
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