WOODS v. CITY OF LAWTON

No. 70662.

845 P.2d 880 (1992)

Robert L. WOODS and Joy Woods, Appellants, v. CITY OF LAWTON, Board of Commissioners, Employee Retirement System of the City of Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied February 9, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg McCracken, Miskovsky & McCracken, Oklahoma City, for appellants.

Wiley L. Williams, Jr., City Atty., Lawton, for appellees.


LAVENDER, Justice.

A city employee works the requisite number of years as would qualify him for pension benefits. After his retirement, he is convicted for criminal offenses committed against the city while he was employed. A city ordinance dictated forfeiture of all rights and benefits under the retirement system upon conviction of theft or embezzlement if the criminal acts were committed before the employee retired. It is not disputed that this clause was in effect...

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