SMITH v. DAVIDSON COUNTY


301 S.W.2d 385 (1957)

Dorothy Kelsey SMITH v. DAVIDSON COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 8, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H.G. Nichols and O.B. Hofstetter, Jr., Nashville, for complainant.

Elmer D. Davies, Jr., County Atty., Nashville, for defendants.


SWEPSTON, Justice.

The question for decision in this case is the proper construction of the 6th paragraph of Section 5 of the present Pension Act of Davidson County with particular reference to whether the appellant, Dorothy Kelsey Smith, as the widow of Charles E. Smith, deceased, is entitled to a pension as such widow.

Her petition for a pension was denied by the County Officials charged with the administration of the fund and by the Chancellor on certiorari...

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