Legal Opinion
Dornell v. Retirement Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 1945No. Civ. No. 12873PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHOTTKY, J. pro tem.
Lloyd Dornell was a member of the San Francisco Fire Department for 17 years prior to his death on March 5, 1941. His widow, Elizabeth M. Dornell, applied to the Retirement Board of the San Francisco City and County Employees’ Retirement System for a pension, claiming that her husband’s death was industrial in character and resulted from illness caused by the performance of his duties as fireman. Section 169 of the city charter provides that in the event any member of the fire department “shall die as a result of any injury received during the performance of his duty, or…
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