JOYCE v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT BD.

04-0830; A129684.

147 P.3d 379 (2006)

209 Or. App. 289

John JOYCE, personal representative of the Estate of Raginia M. Lyle, Deceased, Petitioner, v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank C. Gibson, Eugene, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Hutchinson, Cox, Coons, DuPriest, Orr & Sherlock, P.C.

Robert Atkinson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General, and Katherine H. Waldo, Senior Assistant Attorney General.

Before LANDAU, Presiding Judge, and SCHUMAN, Judge, and HARGREAVES, Senior Judge.


LANDAU, P.J.

The issue in this case is whether a beneficiary of certain Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) benefits is entitled to interest on the distribution of those benefits. The Public Employees Retirement Board (board) concluded that PERS lacked statutory authority to pay such interest. We agree and affirm the decision of the board.

The relevant facts are undisputed. Leslie Lyle worked for the City of Eugene. As a city worker, he was a member...

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