Legal Opinion
Wendland v. City of Alameda
California Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1956No. S. F. 19410PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, C. J.
Plaintiff, a former police officer of the city of Alameda, brought this proceeding for a writ of mandate to compel defendants to pay him a pension. Judgment was for plaintiff, and defendants have appealed.
The facts are undisputed. Plaintiff was employed by the city on February 13, 1926, and he served continuously as a police officer for more than 25 years, making monthly contributions to the city’s pension fund. On December 3, 1951, he was subpoenaed as a witness before the grand jury of Alameda County in connection with an investigation of bookmaking, and he refused to testify on the ground…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Terry v. City of BerkeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Gibson v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- England v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Skaggs v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
3Cited by12 opinions
- Bellus v. City of EurekaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Henry v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
- Forde v. CoryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Lesem v. Board of RetirementCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Anderson v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
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