Goodell v. Walsh

Petitioner seeks an order under the provisions of article 78 of the Civil Practice Act to compel respondents, the Board of Trustees of the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund, to make payment to him of certain pension avails in the sum of $2,666 allegedly wrongfully withheld by respondents during the period of his employment as a member of the United States Maritime Service from September 9,1942, to May 31, 1945.

There exists no dispute with respect to the facts.

After approximately twenty-six years of satisfactory service as a member of the uniformed fire forces of the City of New York,…