# Steinmann v. State, Dept. of Treasury

> Supreme Court of New Jersey · August 7, 1989 · 116 N.J. 564

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9540927

## Case

- **Full name:** Elizabeth R. Steinmann, Appellant, v. State of New Jersey, Department of the Treasury, Division of Pensions, Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund, Respondent
- **Court:** Supreme Court of New Jersey
- **Decided:** August 7, 1989
- **Citations:** 116 N.J. 564; 562 A.2d 791; 1989 N.J. LEXIS 118
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Pollock
- **Judges:** Wilentz, Clifford, Handler, Stein, Affirmance, Pollock, O'Hern, Garibaldi
- **Cited by:** 40 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that the plaintiff demonstrated good cause to change her retirement selection because it was the "Board's regulation, combined with its failure to provide [the plaintiff] with informati on material to her decision, that prevented [the plaintiff] from selecting" a more …
- holding that it is important to construe the statutes and regulations relating to pensions with due regard to the significant interest of public employees
- explaining "the Board may honor a pensioner's request to reopen [a] retirement selection after it is due and payable if a showing of good cause, reasonable grounds, and reasonable diligence has been made"

## Opinion text

*579 POLLOCK, O’HERN and GARIBALDI, Justices,
dissenting.
We would affirm substantially for the reasons expressed in the majority opinion filed in the Appellate Division, reported at 235 N.J.Super. 356 (1988).
For reversal — Chief Justice, WILENTZ and Justices CLIFFORD, HANDLER and STEIN — 4.
For Affirmance — Justices POLLOCK, O’HERN and GARIBALDI — 3.

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