Legal Opinion
Benedict v. Board of Police Pension Fund Commissioners
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 18, 1950No. 31058PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeals, J.
The late Virgil Benedict and Mary Evelyn Benedict were for many years husband and wife, and had one son, Richard, who was twelve years of age June 4, 1948, the date of his father’s death. Virgil Benedict joined the police force of the city of Seattle in 1937, and was on active duty as an officer until his death.
June 4, 1948, after his afternoon tour of duty, Officer Benedict went to his home. During the early evening, a neighbor called on him, stating that people near her home were chopping trees in the public street. Officer Benedict, taking his police badge and service revolver, went to the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Farmer v. AustinWashington Supreme Court · 1936
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