Sommers v. Patton

Plaintiff, appellant, a citizen and taxpayer of the city of Springfield, and a fireman on the Municipal Fire Department of Springfield, acting for himself and others similarly situated, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Sangamon County, for the apparent purpose of testing the validity of the 1947 amendments to the Firemen’s Pension Fund Act for cities of 5000 to 200,000 inhabitants, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1947, chap. 24, pars. 918-930.1 inch,) which amendments became effective July 24, 1947. The sections amended were 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 12; section 14 was added. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1947,…