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Cooper v. Retirement Board

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 28, 1955No. Civ. No. 16243PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, P. J.

Anita Cooper brought this action for a writ of mandate to compel the Retirement Board of San Francisco to pay her a pension identical in amount with that formerly paid to her husband, now deceased, who was a retired police officer. The Retirement Board fixed the pension at one-half the amount that had been paid the husband. The superior court refused to interfere with that determination. From the judgment of denial Anita Cooper appeals.

The city charter of San Francisco provides that if a police officer retired for disability dies as a result of a service-connected injury or illness, the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Buckley v. RocheCalifornia Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Peters v. Sacramento City Employees' Retirement SystemCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
  3. Ellenberger v. City of OaklandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
  4. Loveland v. City of OaklandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
  5. Marshall v. City of OaklandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lindsay v. County of San Diego Retirement BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964

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