Pub. Employees' Retirement Sys. v. Shurden

Docket Number:	2000-CC-02011-SCT

Supreme Court:	Opinion Date: 05-02-2002 Opinion Author: WALLER Holding: AFFIRMED

Additional Case Information:	Judge(s) Concurring: McRAE AND SMITH, P.JJ., DIAZ, EASLEY AND CARLSON, JJ., Non Participating Judge(s): GRAVES, J., Dissenting Author : COBB, J., Dissent Joined By : PITTMAN, C.J. Procedural History: Admin or Agency Judgment Nature of the Case: State Boards and Agencies

Trial Court:	Date of Trial Judgment: 11-09-2000 Appealed from: Hinds County Circuit Court Judge: James E. Graves, Jr. Disposition: application for regular(1) disability retirement was denied by the Public Employees Retirement System's Medical Board. Disability Appeals Committee recommended that Shurden's application for permanent disability be denied, and the PERS Board of Trustees approved and adopted this recommendation. The Circuit Court of First Judicial District of Hinds County, which reversed the denial of benefits, finding that the Board's decision was arbitrary and capricious and not supported by the evidence contained in the record.

	Party Name:	Attorney Name:
Appellant:	PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM	MARY MARGARET BOWERS

Appellee:	ROBERT ANN SHURDEN	CHADWICK WARREN RUSSELL MICHAEL ALLEN AKERS

Mississippi College School of Law