Board of Trustees of Firemen's Relief & Pension Fund v. Cotton

Plaintiff and R. L. Cotton were married in 1907. In 1910 they established their home in Holdenville, Oklahoma, where R. L. Cotton served more than 20 years as a member of the city fire department. Upon retirement in May, 1942, his years of service entitled him to a- pension of $87.50 per month, which amount he continued to drew until his death in December, 1949.

September 13, 1951, plaintiff sought a writ of mandamus requiring defendant to pay her, as surviving widow, there being no minor children, the sum of $58.33 per month from and after December 1, 1949. The petition alleged the facts of…