Souder v. Philadelphia Police Pension Fund Ass'n

Opinion by

Me. Justice Deew,

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County discharging a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense.

The suit is in assumpsit and by the Administratrix of the estate of her husband, Alfred I. Souder, against the City of Philadelphia Police Pension Fund Association, to recover pension monies alleged to be due Souder at the time of his death, February 20,1939.

The pleadings, plaintiff’s statement of claim and defendant’s amended affidavit of defense, show that Souder was a member of the police force of…