Legal Opinion

Board Trustees Firemen's Pension Fund v. McCrory

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 16, 1909PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, Second Division). Thomas R. Gordon, Judge. Judgment awarding writ of mandamus. Defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

*90Opinion of the Court by

Judge Barker

Reversing.

The appellee, Mildred McCrory, instituted this action in the Jefferson circuit court for the purpose of obtaining a writ of mandamus requiring the board of trustees of firemen’s pension fund to put her on the roll of pensioners under the act establishing a pension fund for firemen in cities of the first class. She alleged that she is the widow of John McCrory, Jr., who died a member of the fire department of the city of Louisville from the effects of disease contracted while in the discharge of his duty as fireman. Without detailing minutely the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  2. Kendall v. United States Ex Rel. StokesSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
  3. Decatur v. PauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
  4. United States v. SchurzSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  5. Butterworth v. United States Ex Rel. HoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1884

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Homan v. MacKeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  2. Commonwealth v. Frost, Com. of WelfareCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
  3. Hernández Montero v. Cuevas ViretSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1963
  4. Head v. JacobsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
  5. Clark v. ArderyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949

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