O'Neil v. Harding

The sole question presented for decision in this proceeding is the construction of section 8 of the Firemen’s Pension Fund act, the pertinent part of which reads: “Any fireman of any such city, after having served twenty (20) years as a fireman, of which the last five (5) years shall be continuous, may retire from active service, and when such retired fireman shall have reached the age of fifty (50) years the board shall order and direct that such fireman shall be paid a monthly pension equal to one-half the amount of monthly salary, attached to the rank which he may have held in the fire…