Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Maine Public Employees Retirement System
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 29, 2009No. Docket: Aro-09-237PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] The Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MPERS) appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Aroostook County, Cuddy, /.), which vacated a decision of the MPERS Board of Trustees (the Board) denying disability retirement benefits to Betheny C. Anderson. MPERS argues that although Anderson has shown that her impairments make it impossible for her to carry out her employment duties as an art teacher, she failed to prove that her incapacity is expected to be permanent, and therefore the Board properly denied her disability benefits, pursuant to 5 M.R.S. § 17921(1) (2008). 1…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re FlemingSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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- Quiland, Inc. v. Wells Sanitary DistrictSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
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