Legal Opinion
Saxton v. Board of Trustees of the Fire & Police Employees Retirement System
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 10, 1972No. [No. 38, September Term, 1972.]PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSingley, J.
Mrs. Saxton, the widow of John R. Saxton who had retired from his position as a lieutenant in the Baltimore City Fire Department (the Department) after almost 29 years of service and about eight months prior to his death, instituted mandamus proceedings in the Baltimore City Court to require The Board of Trustees of the Fire and Police Employees Retirement System (the Board) to award her special death benefits. This appeal was taken from an order denying the writ.
The facts, which were stipulated, may be briefly summarized. Lieut. Saxton joined the Department in August 1940. In May 1968, he…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Adams v. Board of Trustees of Employees' Retirement SystemCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- Casserly v. City of OaklandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
- Police Commissioner v. KingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Acford v. Auditor of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Mook v. City of LincolnNebraska Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by12 opinions
- City of Frederick v. QuinnCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Board of Fire Commissioners v. PotterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Quesenberry v. Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- Patrizia Prew v. Employee Retirement System of the City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2016
- Baker v. Baltimore County, Md.District Court, D. Maryland · 1980
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