State Ex Rel. Holton v. City of Tampa

Holton, a retired fireman of the City of Tampa, obtained from this Court an alternative writ of mandamus commanding the respondents, City of Tampa, and its officials named therein, to pay to him the sum of $1,062.50, alleged to be due relator as a pensioner of the City of Tampa up to November 1, 1933. Respondents have moved to quash the alternative writ on the ground that Chapter 16721, Acts 1933, lawfully reduced the relator’s pension to $100.00 a month, instead of the $312.50 per month that relator claims is due under the particular law under which he was retired.

The applicable statutes…