People ex rel. Malone v. Mueller

Mr. Presiding Justice Wolfe

delivered the opinion of the court.

In the month of April 1933, Patrick W. Malone retired as second assistant fire marshal of the fire department of the City of Peoria. Shortly thereafter, he made written application for a pension as a retired fireman, to the Board of Trustees of the Firemen’s Pension Fund of the City of Peoria. On May 3, 1933, the board granted him a pension of $75 per month, which was one half of his salary when he retired. This pension was paid to him until May 7, 1935, when he was appointed first assistant fire marshal. No pension was paid to him…