O'Neal v. Trustees

OPINION

By GOLDMAN, J.

This is an action for declaratory judgment brought by plaintiff, a city fireman formerly a member of the City of Springfield Fire Department. Plaintiff was dismissed for cause from the Springfield Fire Department and seeks to establish his right to a refund of contributions made by him to the Firemen’s Pension and Relief Rund during the period he served as such fireman. Defendants, the Trustees of The Springfield Firemen’s Pension and Relief Fund, in their answer aver that the pension laws of Ohio prohibit them from making such refund, but concede that a justiciable…