Sirgo v. Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Pension & Relief Fund of the New Orleans Fire Department

CHARLES F. CLAIBORNE, JUDGE.

This case presents a contest between the widow of a deceased fireman on the one hand, and the beneficiary consti-ti^ed by the deceased on the other hand, for a death benefit under Act 43 of 1902 p. 51 as amended by Act 27 of 1914 p. 85.

Louis F. Sirgo, Sr. alleges that Joseph Escobedo, his uncle, was a member of the New Orleans Fire Department at the date of his death on February 9th, 1917; that -under the Acts above mentioned creating the Firemen*s Pension and Relief Fund each member of the Fire Department is authorized to designate a beneficiary to whom $1000.00…