Legal Opinion
West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board v. Benny Jones
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided June 11, 2014No. 13-0937PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board (“the Retirement Board” or “the Board”) appeals the July 22, 2013, order of the Circuit Court of Raleigh *683County that reversed the Board’s final order and found that the Board is equitably es-topped from denying to Respondent Benny Jones participation in the Public Employees Retirement System (“PERS”). For the reasons stated below, we find that the circuit court erred in estopping the Board from denying participation in PERS to Mr. Jones, and we reverse and remand.
I. FACTS
The Raleigh County Emergency Services Authority (“the…
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