Bemke v. City of Detroit

Plaintiff Anna Bemke is the widow of Joseph J. Bemke, who prior to his death on April 5,1939, was a sergeant in the police department of the city of Detroit, with which he had been connected for approximately 15 years. Believing that his0 death, following an operation, was the result of injuries received in the line of duty, plaintiff sought a pension under the provisions of the charter of the city of Detroit, title 4, chap. 21, § 19, as amended.

The police pension committee, after considering the matter at various hearings, denied the widow’s petition on October 20,1942. On December 17,1945,…