Seavert v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Boone District Goivrt. — G. D. Thompson, Judge. Mandamus to compel the payment of a pension to a retired fireman. Decree and judgment for plaintiff, as prayed.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
This is an action in equity, against the trustees of the firemen’s pension fund of the city of Boone, to compel the payment of a pension to plaintiff, who alleges in his petition that he served as a member of a paid fire department in said city for more than 22 years, and that, at the time of his retirement, in 1917, he was past the age of 50, and was receiving a monthly salary from said department. Ordinances for the formation and government of its fire department were passed by the city council of Boone as fol*1110lows: Ordinance No. 14, passed February 21, 1877; Ordinance No. 129, passed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sexton v. SextonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- French v. FrenchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
- Slate v. HenkleOregon Supreme Court · 1904
- State v. ShermanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
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- Keokuk Waterworks Co. v. KeokukSupreme Court of Iowa · 1938
- Selken v. Northland Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
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