Hallinan v. Hearst

On June 6, 1897, three members of the fire department of the city and county of San Francisco were killed in the discharge of their duties. The defendant Hearst, proprietor of the San Francisco Examiner, contributed money to relieve the necessities and to support the dependent families and relatives of the dead firemen, and made appeal, through the columns of his paper, to the public of San Francisco for like contributions. The result of his efforts was the collection, upon September 10,1897, of the sum of $5,940.25. He thereupon referred the question of the apportionment and disposition of…