Legal Opinion
Gorman v. Cranston
California Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1966No. Sac. No. 7693PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeek, J.
Petitioner, the widow of the late Judge Joseph G. Gorman, former Judge of the Superior Court in and for the County of Los Angeles, seeks to compel the respondent Controller of the State of California to approve her application for benefits as the widow of a retired judge pursuant to the provisions of the Judges’ Retirement Law. (Gov. Code, §§ 75000-75108.) The Controller opposes the application, at least in part, in reliance on an opinion of the Attorney General (45 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 85) that prior to his death Judge Gorman had not executed a consent to retirement within the meaning of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Watenpaugh v. State Teacher's Retirement SystemCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- People v. PorterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1856
- Jorgensen v. CranstonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
3Cited by23 opinions
- Thomas B. Sawyer v. County of Sonoma and Retirement Board of the County of Sonoma, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Bowen v. Board of Retirement of Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
- Neeley v. Board of RetirementCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- Heaton v. Marin County Employees Retirement BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Wheeler v. Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement SystemCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
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