Legal Opinion
Reber v. Wilkes-Barre Firemen's Relief & Pension Ass'n
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 21, 1955No. Appeal, No. 18PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Wright, J.,
George Reber is one of sixty-four persons on the relief or pension rolls of the Wilkes-Barre Firemen’s Relief and Pension Association. Reber filed an action in assumpsit to recover a temporary thirty percent reduction in his pension payments. The trial Judge directed a verdict for the plaintiff. Motions by the defendant for judgment n.o.v. and for a new-trial were refused. This appeal followed.
The Wilkes-Barre Firemen’s Relief and Pension Association was organized in 1896 as a corporation not for profit, and has been in continuous existence ever since. Its charter sets…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Equitable Beneficial Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Becker v. Berlin Benef. Society, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, York County1891
- Marshall v. Pilots Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Kane v. Policemen's Relief & Pension FundSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Taylor v. Order of SpartaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
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