Brown v. City of Highland Park

Plaintiffs and appellants, Stephen D. Brown and Frank T. Nelson, filed a petition for a declaration of rights pursuant to 3 Comp. Laws 1929, § 13903 (Stat. Ann. §27.501).

The questions involved are: (1) Whether a policeman or fireman who has fulfilled all of the conditions required of him by law to receive a pension has a vested right to future payments, of which he cannot be deprived by subsequent legislation, and (2) Whether a decree in a former chancery litigation between the same parties is res jiidicata as to legislation changing the basis of determination of pension, which legislation…