Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Pension Fund v. State Ex Rel. Furgason

This is an action by the State of Indiana, on the relation of Virgil T. Furgason, against the Board of Trustees of the Firemen’s Pension Fund of the City of Indianapolis to mandate the board to establish his status as a beneficiary of the fund, and judgment was had in favor of the appellee.

Furgason, who was appointed a member of the Indianapolis Fire Department in May, 1903, remained a member continuously until the 8th day of May, 1918, when he voluntarily resigned. During his service on the fire department, and before his resignation, the Firemen’s Pension Fund Law went in to effect. He was…