Newman v. Levitt

The petitioner, a retiree as of September 1, 1971, seeks an order directing the respondent to recompute and increase the retirement allowance that he is presently receiving under Option "3”, the option he selected, of the State Retirement Plan. That option provides for the payment of $1,471.57 a month to the petitioner for life and one half of that sum to his wife for her life, should she survive him.

The allowance to the petitioner, who entered New York State service September 1, 1933, is computed on the basis of a 1921 mortality table which was in effect at the time of petitioner’s…