Delaney v. Board of Commissioners of Hoboken

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

The relators in this case are the children of Edward Delaney, who was a member of the fire department of Hoboken, and who died on August 5th, 1926, from injuries received in the performance of his duty as such member of the fire department. They seek by this proceeding to compel the governing body of the municipality to pass an ordinance providing for the payment of a pension to the deceased fireman’s family equal to the amount of his annual salary; the governing body having refused to take such action.

The rights of the parties…