State ex rel. Risch v. Board of Trustees of the Policemen's Pension Fund
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: WaReew D. Tabeastt, Circuit Judge. Mandamus action to compel the Board of Trustees of the Policemen’s Pension, Fund, of tbe city of Milwaukee, to place tbe relator’s name on tbe pension roll of tbe police department of said city as of tbe 20th day of April, 1900. Tbe petition for tbe alternative writ stated tbat April 20, 1900, tbe relator’s husband, William Riscb, witb wbom sbe was tben living, died, since…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: WaReew D. Tabeastt, Circuit Judge. Mandamus action to compel the Board of Trustees of the Policemen’s Pension, Fund, of tbe city of Milwaukee, to place tbe relator’s name on tbe pension roll of tbe police department of said city as of tbe 20th day of April, 1900. Tbe petition for tbe alternative writ stated tbat April 20, 1900, tbe relator’s husband, William Riscb, witb wbom sbe was tben living, died, since wbicb time sbe bad remained bis widow; tbat at tbe time of bis death be was a policeman of said city in good standing and…
1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.
We are asked to review the intermediate -order striking out the stipulation entered into between appellant’s counsel and the city attorney and determining that respondent was entitled to an attorney of its own choosing. 'The effect of the stipulation, if carried out, would have been to submit the question of appellant’s right to a pension to the decision of the court on the facts stated in the petition. The city attorney subsequently filed a demurrer which raised thé same question. The motion of the attornéy employed by respondent to quash the writ raised a like question. The decision of such…
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