Bowen v. Statewide City Employees Retirement System

This case involves interpretation of a statute which provides pension benefits for certain city employees. We are being asked to determine whether a policeman who was permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty is eligible for a pension under this statute.

The essential facts are stipulated. Appellant became a police officer for the city of Auburn Police Department in August of 1959. He became a member of respondent statewide city employees retirement system on July 8, 1960, when Auburn joined respondent organization. Appellant, while acting in the line of duty as a motorcycle…