Taylor v. Marsh

Order of Judge Henderson follows:

This is a motion by the plaintiff for judgment in his favor on the pleadings.

Section 7532 of the code relates to pension funds for firemen in cities of over 20,000 inhabitants. Subsection 12 of the statute deals with the payment of pensions to disabled firemen. Paragraph (1) of the subsection provides that upon retirement the board of trustees of the fund shall order the payment to a disabled or retired fireman, monthly, of a sum equal to one-half of his monthly salary at the time of retirement.

In 1945 the General Assembly passed a statute, Acts of 1945, 44…