Burgess v. City of Detroit

This is a class action brought by plaintiffs for a declaratory judgment construing several sections of the charter of the city of Detroit These sections refer to the policemen and firemen retirement system. The plaintiffs are widows and beneficiaries of policemen and firemen killed in the performance of duty or receiving injuries resulting in death prior to July 1, 1941. Those plaintiffs who are widows and beneficiaries of firemen receive $100 per month pensions pursuant to section 16, chapter 15, title 4, of the charter, and those plaintiffs who are widows and beneficiaries of policemen…