Sweet v. Department of Taxation

Under the statutory terms of employment of the deceased by the federal government an annuity was payable to his widow upon his death while still in government service, which event occurred. Both the government and the deceased employee contributed to the fund from which such annuity to the widow is payable, the employee’s contributions thereto being deducted and withheld by the government from his salary. The amount of the annuity payable to the widow is directly dependent upon the total contributions from both the employee and the employer government, which contributions represent a certain…