Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided December 29, 1978Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Hal H. Hood Firemen's Pension Commissioner 503-F Sam Houston State Office Building Austin, Texas 78701
Re: Eligibility for membership in Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund.
Dear Commissioner Hood:
You have requested our opinion regarding the scope of religibility for participation in the Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund under article 6243e, V.T.C.S.
A broad and liberal interpretation should be given to the construction of a pension law in order to achieve the beneficial intentions of the legislature. Board of Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund Trustees v. Marks, 237 S.W.2d 420…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Board of Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund Trustees v. MarksTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Quinn v. Retirement Board of the Firemen's Annuity & Benefit FundAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Knoll v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Board of Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund Trustees of Houston v. MarksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Leffingwell v. KierstedSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1907
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