Legal Opinion
Lee v. Board of Administration
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 24, 1982No. Civ. 20669PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REYNOSO, J. *
Plaintiff, Joanne Lee, appeals from a judgment entered denying her petition for a writ of mandate. Plaintiff sought to compel the Board of Administration (Board) of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) to award her certain death benefits for the death of Thomas Sheehan. For reasons which follow, we will affirm the judgment.
We hold, as to the principle issue, that the statutory scheme gives preference to a surviving spouse over a designated beneficiary.
Facts
Thomas Sheehan (Thomas) was employed by the Department of Forestry of the State of California as a camp cook…
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