Legal Opinion
Bertucci v. RET. BD. OF FIREMEN'S ANNUITY
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 29, 2004No. 1-02-3065PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garcia
The defendant, the Retirement Board of the Fireman’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (Board), appeals from a circuit court order reversing the Board’s decision denying plaintiff, Idella Bertucci, a widow’s duty-related annuity benefit pursuant to section 6 — 140 (40 ILCS 5/6 — 140 (West 2000)) of the Illinois Pension Code (Pension Code) (40 ILCS 5/1 — 101 et seq. (West 2000)). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs husband, James J. Bertucci, became a fire fighter with the City of Chicago (City) in February 1969. In September 1991, James was injured while on duty. James’s injury stemmed from…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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