Taft v. Glade

LATIMER, Justice.

This is an original proceeding for an alternative writ of mandamus. The plaintiff prays that defendants be compelled to grant to her and other similarly situated librarians, assistants and employees of the Salt Lake City Free Public Library, a retirement pension and/or sickness, disability, and death benefits under the pension retirement system established for Salt Lake City employees by a city ordinance enacted pursuant to Chapter 19, Laws of Utah 1947.

The portion of Chapter 19, Laws of Utah 1947, pertinent to the instant case is as follows:

“Section 3. The librarians,…