Lyons v. Hoover

Plaintiff, the widow of a former employee of the city of Sacramento, sought a writ of mandate to compel Hoover, the city controller, to draw warrants to cover sums which the retirement board of the city found had been erro neously withheld from her monthly pension. She has appealed from a judgment denying her petition.

Plaintiff’s husband had been a member of the fire department and was retired on a disability pension, and after his death she was granted a widow’s pension of $75 per month. The Industrial Accident Commission awarded plaintiff and her three minor children $5,910.71 as a…