J. Frank Hall v. Shelby County Retirement

The majority of the facts in the present case are undisputed. Petitioner worked for Shelby County as a delinquent tax attorney from May 10, 1977, to February 1, 1987. Petitioner was appointed to this position by the Shelby County Trustee on a year-to-year basis. The Shelby County Trustee did not reappoint Petitioner in January of 1987. As a result of the Trustee's failure to reappoint him, Petitioner's service with the county fell approximately three months short of ten years, the period of time necessary for his retirement benefits to vest under the terms of the county retirement plan. Following a six-month break in service, Petitioner secured employment as a General Sessions prosecutor from January 1, 1988, to April 30, 1988, in an attempt to complete the 10-year vesting requirement.