BD. OF MANAGERS OF CITY OF BIRMINGHAM RET. & RELIEF SYS. v. Elliott

This is an employee benefits case.

The Board of Managers of the City of Birmingham Retirement and Relief System (Board) denied the employee's application for extraordinary disability benefits. The circuit court via writ of mandamus ordered the Board to award the employee extraordinary disability benefits.

The Board appeals, and we affirm.

The dispositive issue is whether the trial court erred to reversal by concluding that the Board was manifestly wrong in finding that the employee was not entitled to extraordinary disability benefits.

We note at the outset that employees of cities with…