HICKS v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT

No. 2018-SA-00977-COA.

282 So.3d 1204 (2019)

Mortischa HICKS, Appellant v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEMS OF MISSISSIPPI, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

October 1, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: ORVIS A. SHIYOU JR. , HATTIESBURG.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, BY: S. MARTIN MILLETTE , JACKSON.

BEFORE BARNES, C.J., McDONALD AND C. WILSON, JJ.


¶1. This case presents the question of whether the husband of a deceased Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) member is entitled to receive lifetime spousal survivor benefits notwithstanding the fact that he was convicted of aggravated driving under the influence (DUI) in connection with her death. We find...

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