State ex rel. Bott v. Petro

OPINION

By DANACEAU, J.

The relator, Ralph W. E. Bott, is a widower, whose late wife, Florence S. Bott, had been a member of the Police Department of the City of Lakewood and had retired in 1951 after twenty-five years of service. During her retirement and until her death in 1957 she was the beneficiary of allowances from the Police Relief Fund of which the respondents *199are the trustees. In October of 1947 said Florence S. Bott elected to be governed by the rules and regulations of the Police Relief Fund of the City of Lakewood.

The relator claims that he is entitled to receive a pension from the…