State ex rel. Mellen v. Public School Teachers' Annuity & Retirement Fund Trustees

The following opinion was -filed December 9, 1924:

Eschweiler, J.

The sole question here presented is whether or not the petitioner, at the time of her making application for an annuity in August, 1921, and after more than thirtyrfour years of teaching, was still “in the service” as a teacher in the Milwaukee public schools within the meaning of the quoted phrase in sec. 4, ch. 591, Laws of 1921, creating sub. (1), sec. 921 — xx (now sec. 42.55, Stats.).

*656It is in substance contended that either because of her resignation of June, 1920, and the action taken thereupon by the school board in June,…