Linaka v. Firemen's Pension Fund

Opinion by

Stadtfeld, J.,

John Linaka, Jr. was a hoseman in the Philadelphia Fire Department and a member in good standing of the Firemen’s Pension Fund of Philadelphia. On October 30, 1938, he was instantly killed as a result of the collision of two fire engines answering an alarm. Ellen Linaka, decedent’s widow, made application on November 4, 1938 to defendant corporation for a widow’s pension under Article 11, section 5 of the association’s bylaws which provided, inter alia, that “the widow...... of a member who was killed while in the discharge of his duty......shall be entitled to apply…