Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. Pinkston
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 5, 1934No. 32PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Mr. Justice Sutherland,
announced'by the Chief Justice.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine-men is an unincorporated voluntary association with headquarters in Ohio. It has a department known as the Widows’ Pension Department, created in order to provide a monthly income for the widows or widowed mothers of deceased members. The widow of a member, upon his death, is to receive a pension of $35 per month during her lifetime. In the event of her remarriage, the pension is to cease. The respondent, widow of a deceased member, became entitled to this pension.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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