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Public Employees' Retirement System v. Kristie James

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 1, 2016No. 2015-SA-01362-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

LEE, C.J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. The Board of Trustees (the Board) of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) denied Kristie James’s request for non-duty-related disability benefits. The Hinds County Circuit Court, First Judicial District, reversed • • the Board’s decision and awarded James disability benefits. PERS now appeals, asserting that the circuit court erred in awarding James disability benefits.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Citing chronic back pain, James applied for disability benefits in December 2008. At the time of her disability hearing in 2009, James was a seventh-grade teacher at…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. PUBLIC EMP. RETIREMENT SYSTEM v. DishmonMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  2. PERS v. DearmanMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Brinston v. PERSCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1998
  4. Knight v. Public Employees' Retirement SystemMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Laughlin v. Public Employees' Retirement SystemCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Laurie Stakelum v. Public Employees' Retirement System of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019

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