Buckley v. Roche

This is an appeal from a judgment of mandate rendered in favor of petitioner by the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco.

The plaintiff is the widow of William Buckley who at the time of his death was a member of the police force of said city and county, and had been such for many years immediately prior to his death. For some time before his death Buckley had suffered from a heart affection which at times rendered it necessary for him to temporarily retire from active duty. His death occurred on the morning of March 7, 1925. Long prior thereto he had been assigned to the…