Legal Opinion
Shea v. Teachers' Retirement System
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 23, 1976PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, P.J.
Plaintiffs represent the estate of a deceased teacher, Dorothy Roffe, who retired on a disability pension prior to her death. The decedent had been a teacher in the city system for approximately 33 years and was a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System. On January 11, 1969, while suffering from a terminal illness, having been operated upon for cancer in 1965, she applied for retirement. On February 19, 1969, Miss Roffe, who was bedridden, was examined at her home by a doctor, a permanent member of defendants’ Medical Board, who determined that she should be retired on disability since her…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Glanzer v. . ShepardNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- City of New York v. Wilson & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- New York City Employees' Retirement System v. EliotNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Matter of Zucker v. New York City Employees'ret. Sys.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Zucker v. New York City Employees' Retirement SystemAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
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