Claim of Day v. Mruk

On September 22,1952, the petitioner, a member of the police department of the City of Buffalo, applied to the board of police pensions of the city for retirement and pension, pursuant to the provisions of section 464 of the Buffalo City Charter. He had qualified as a policeman June 12, 1930, so that he had slightly over twenty-two years of service. The board of police pensions denied his application, and he instituted this proceeding to compel the board to grant his application. The Special Term granted the petition and ordered the respondents to retire the petitioner on a pension of $2,000…