Dear v. Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Ass'n

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Relator Gladys Dear sought accumulated pension benefits from the Board of Trustees of the Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Association. She appeals the Board’s denial of these benefits, claiming that the Board identified no legal basis for its actions.

FACTS

In 1947, relator’s first husband, a firefighter with the Minneapolis Fire Department, died in an accident while on the job. Soon after his death, relator began receiving survivor’s benefits from respondent Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Association. Relator continued to receive benefits until July 24, 1965, when…