State Ex Rel. Donahue v. Board of Trustees of Firemen's Pension Fund

— This is an action in mandate to compel the appellee board to pay to the relatrix certain benefits as the surviving dependent mother of a member of the firemen’s pension fund. The amount of the payments is fixed by statute and rules of the board. It was found as a fact that the relatrix had made proof of her dependency, and that the board of trustees of the firemen’s pension fund had disallowed her claim because of doubt concerning the law, and recommended that she bring suit. The only question below, and the only question presented here, is whether a dependent mother is entitled to benefits…