Legal Opinion
Packer v. Board of Retirement
California Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1950No. L. A. 21038PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, C. J.
The widow of Glen J. Packer, a retired peace officer, brought this proceeding in mandamus to compel respondent board to pay her a pension. She has appealed from the judgment of dismissal entered upon the sustaining of a demurrer to her petition.
The County Peace Officers’ Retirement Law, enacted in 1931, provided for a widow’s pension if the officer had been disabled in the line of duty. (Stats. 1931, ch. 268, § 11; Deering’s Gen. Laws [1931], Act 5848, § 11. The Retirement Law is now a part of the Government Code, § 31900 et seq.) In 1937 it was amended to extend pension rights to the widow…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Pennie v. ReisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by69 opinions
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