Sullivan v. City of Omaha

This is an action instituted by 17 members of the Omaha fire department against the city of Omaha, seeking a declaratory judgment as to the rights of the parties under an .amendment to the home rule charter of the city and a statute enacted by the legislature of the state subsequent thereto. From an adverse judgment the city appeals.

The city of Omaha is admittedly a city of the metropolitan class. On July 18, 1922, it adopted its home rule charter pursuant to section 5, art. XI, Nebraska Constitution. The home rule charter contained provisions relative to pensions for firemen, identical in…