Comley, State's Attorney, Ex Rel. Donovan v. Lawlor

These are actions of mandamus brought by the plaintiffs to enforce their claimed rights to receive pensions from the firemen’s relief fund established under the charter of the city of Bridgeport. The charter provides that the board of fire commissioners of the city shall constitute the board of trustees of the fund, the city treasurer shall be treasurer of it and the clerk of the board of fire commissioners shall be secretary of the board; and it further provides that the board of trustees shall from time to time appropriate and cause to be paid such sums as may be needed for the purpose of…