Burks v. Trustees of the Firemen's Pension Fund

Nichols, Judge.

In 1924 an act was passed which provided for pensions for firemen employed by the City of Atlanta (Ga. L. 1924, pp. 167-173), and thereafter this act was, on several occasions, amended. However, in dealing with the case here before this court for consideration, only two amendments need be considered, the act of 1931 (Ga. L. 1931, p. 223), and the act of 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 450).

The act of 1931, supra, among other things, provided for pensions for widows of pensioners in stipulated amounts and the act of 19.35, supra, among other things, reduced the amount of the pension to…