State Ex Rel. Mulrine v. Dorsey

HERRMANN, Justice:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Superior Court denying to the plaintiff a retirement pension as a former member of the Wilmington Bureau of Police.

Reference is made to the Opinion below (264 A.2d 515) for a statement of the facts and the contentions of the parties. It will be noted that the crux of the matter lies in the construction of the words “continuous service” as used in the Police Pension Fund Act of 1956. * We are unable to agree with the Superior Court’s strict construction of that term.

The term “continuous service” is ambiguous. Did it mean, literally,…