Gibbs v. Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Ass'n
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to compel defendant to place plaintiff upon its pension rolls and to recover the sum of $25 per month from May, 1912, or such pension as plaintiff was entitled to under the statutes of the state and the by-laws of defendant.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to compel defendant to place plaintiff upon its pension rolls and to recover the sum of $25 per month from May, 1912, or such pension as plaintiff was entitled to under the statutes of the state and the by-laws of defendant. The case was tried upon stipulated facts before Molyneaux, L, who made findings and ordered judgment that plaintiff be placed upon the pension roll, and that defendant pay her a pension at the rate of $25 per month from May 10, 1912, during the balance of her natural life or until such time as she might marry again, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
By this action the plaintiff, the widow of a deceased fireman, seeks to recover a pension of $25 per month from May 10, 1912, the date of the death of her husband, a member of the defendant association, and to obtain judgment that she be placed upon the pension-rolls of the defendant while she remains a widow. There were findings for the plaintiff for the relief asked and the defendant appeals from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The defendant is incorporated under Laws 1907, e. 24. By its articles and by-laws the widow of a deceased pensioner, while she remains…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pennie v. ReisSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- United States v. TellerSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Eddy v. MorganIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Pennie v. ReisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
- Stevens v. Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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