Golphin v. City Council of Augusta

Townsend, Presiding Judge.

Acte creating pension funds and like benefits resulting from employment are in general to be given a liberal construction in favor of the employee. Van Treeck v. Travelers Ins. Co., 157 Ga. 204 (121 S. E. 215). It is of course true that a construction of such acts primarily involves determining the intent of the legislature, and that each such act must depend on its own particular language. It is true that there is language in the present act, which because of its length will not be here set out, indicating that “retired employees” are not to be considered under…