Legal Opinion
Woods v. City of Lawton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 22, 1992No. 70662PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice.
A city employee works the requisite number of years as would qualify him for pension benefits. After his retirement, he is convicted for criminal offenses committed against the city while he was employed. A city ordinance dictated forfeiture of all rights and benefits under the retirement system upon conviction of theft or embezzlement if the criminal acts were committed before the employee retired. It is not disputed that this clause was in effect prior to the employee’s eligibility for the benefits. Based on this ordinance, the trial court found the employee’s right to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kerner v. State Employees' Retirement System of IllinoisIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Masse v. BD. OF TRUSTEES, PUB. EMPLOYEES'RETIREMENT SYS.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Baker v. Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1986
- West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System v. DoddWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- Board of Trustees of the Police Pension & Retirement System v. KernSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Smith v. City of Enid Ex Rel. Enid City CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Hendrick v. WaltersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Smith v. City of EnidCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Tubbs v. State, ex rel. Teachers' Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
- Thompson v. STATE EX REL. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF OKL. PUB. EMP. RETIR. SYS.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
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