Barnett v. Fulton County

Marshall, Presiding Justice.

The appellants-plaintiffs were employees of the Fulton County Adult Probation Department prior to its takeover by the state in 1984. Pursuant to state statutory enactments, the employees of the Fulton County probation system have become employees of the state system. The appellants filed this petition for writ of mandamus against the appellees-defendants, who are members of the two pension plan boards for Fulton County employees. The appellants argue *420that upon their termination of employment by the county, they were “retired by operation of law,” thereby allowing…