Peters v. Sacramento City Employees' Retirement System

THE COURT.

This is an appeal from a judgment granting to petitioner a peremptory writ of mandate requiring respondents-appellants to pay to her as the widow of William A. Peters, a fireman in the employ of the city of Sacramento at the time of his death, a pension equal to one-half of the monthly salary paid decedent at the time of his death based upon the finding that the deceased met his death “as the result of injuries received in the performance of duty” as provided by section 173 (e) of the charter of Sacramento. (Stats. 1935, p. 2511.)

A hearing was had before the retirement board, which…