Henry v. City of Los Angeles

In these five companion cases, consolidated for trial, plaintiffs, retired fire and police department pensioners or widows of pensioners, appeal from those portions of the various judgments which are adverse to them, and the defendants, City of Los Angeles and its board of pension commissioners, appeal from certain portions of the judgments adverse to such defendants.

In Abbott v. City of Los Angeles, 50 Cal.2d 438 [326 P.2d 484] (hereinafter termed “Abbott”), the Supreme Court, determined that retired members of Los Angeles fire and police departments who were first employed prior to July 1,…