Legal Opinion
Jones v. Board of Trustees
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 1995No. 94-SC-487-TG; 94-SC-493-TG; and 94-SC-840-TGPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAMBERT, Justice.
The Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) was created by statute in 1956 to provide a secure means of retirement savings for state government employees. KERS is one of several retirement systems, which include county employees, state employees, and state police, governed by the Board of Trustees (Board). Five trustees are elected by KERS members, three are appointed by the Governor, and the Commissioner of Personnel occupies the final position. KRS 61.645(1). The Board oversees the system in a fiduciary capacity, and administers the plan “solely in the interest of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States Trust Co. of NY v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Indiana Ex Rel. Anderson v. BrandSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1989
- Legislative Research Commission Ex Rel. Prather v. BrownKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Kentucky Employees Retirement System v. Seven Counties Services, Inc. (In re Seven Counties Services, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2014
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