State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Buchanan

The question in this case is whether petitioner satisfied the requirements for a pension specified by sec. 62.13 (9) (c) 3, Stats. 1947.

The subsection reads as follows:

“Service. A member of the department who has served twenty-two years or more may apply to be retired or may be retired on motion of the board, except that a member joining the police department after January 1, 1940, must also have attained the age of fifty-seven years. Upon such retirement, or upon discharge after such service, the board shall order to be paid him a monthly pension equal to one half his monthly compensation at…