Legal Opinion

Board of Trustees v. People Ex Rel. Behrman

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided February 7, 1949No. 16,029PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson

In an action involving the amount of payments under the Firemen’s Pension Fund of the City and County of Denver, William M. Behrman, suing for himself and others similarly situated, recovered judgment against the trustees of the fund. The latter are here seeking reversal.

Behrman became a member of the Denver fire department October 2, 1920. He was relieved from duty by reason of total disability April 16, 1936, and was placed on the pension roll. At that time he was under fifty years of age. His disability was caused by physical injuries suffered while fighting a fire. Since then he continued…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Dodge v. Board of Ed. of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Pennie v. ReisSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  3. City of Dallas v. TrammellTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Ray v. DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1942
  5. People Ex Rel. Donovan v. Retirement Board of the Policemen's Annuity & Benefit FundIllinois Supreme Court · 1927

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Bayrón Toro v. SerraSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1987
  2. Refinery Employees Union of Lake Charles Area v. Continental Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  3. Police Pension & Relief Board v. McPhailSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
  4. Conrad v. City of ThorntonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  5. Pineman v. OechslinDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1980

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