Legal Opinion

Richardson v. Board of Trustees

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 10, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Plaintiff Norman Richardson appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Perkins, A.R.J.) affirming the decision of the Board of Trustees of the Maine State Retirement System (the Board) denying his claim for disability retirement benefits. On appeal, Richardson contends that the Board erroneously interpreted and applied 5 M.R.S.A. § 18524(2) (Supp.1997). Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.

[¶2] The facts underlying Richardson’s claim for disability benefits can be summarized as follows: Richardson worked for the City of Lewiston from…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bischoff v. Board of TrusteesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  2. Carr v. Board of Trustees of Maine State Retirement SystemSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Kelley v. Maine Public Employees Retirement SystemSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  2. Lovely-Belyea v. Maine State Retirement SystemSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002

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