OTERO v. STATE RETIREMENT COM'N

No. 98-1027.

720 So.2d 1147 (1998)

Maria L. OTERO, Appellant, v. STATE RETIREMENT COMMISSION, etc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack R. Reiter and Keith Mack, LLP, Miami, for Appellant.

Larry D. Scott, Senior Attorney, Division of Retirement, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


GOSHORN, Judge.

Maria Otero appeals from the final order of the State Retirement Commission affirming the State Retirement Director's denial of her application for total and permanent disability and in-line-of-duty disability benefits. Because the Commission used an incorrect standard to judge Otero's claim and because the numerous factual errors in the Commission's order invalidate its conclusion, we reverse and remand for a new hearing.

Otero was an elementary...

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