Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) John M. Boyle Sidney Siller for Robert Abrams, Attorney-General ( Alan W. Rubenstein, Robert Hermann Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for New York State Employees' Retirement System, See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of IRVING SMITH, Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM et al., Respondents. Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Justice Howard A. Levine at the Appellate Division ( 99 A.D.2d 302). Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE and ALEXANDER.