In re the Application of Murray

The petitioner was employed as a teacher in a public school in the city of New York prior to August 1, 1917, and continued as such down to the 9th day of September, 1930. She was a duly qualified member of the Teachers’ Retirement Association during that period.

The teachers’ retirement board issued its certificate of membership and a prior service allowance in the retirement system to the petitioner on September 24, 1918, in which the board certified that she was entitled to an aggregate credit of twenty-two years and eight days as a prior service allowance on account of all services rendered…