Dryden

A hearing was granted in this case after decision by the District Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One. Upon further consideration, we are satisfied with the conclusion reached by said court, and we hereby adopt the following opinion of Mr. Justice pro tempore Roth as part of the opinion of this court:

“Petitioner and defendants both filed separate appeals from the judgment in this case in favor of defendants. Pe titioner’s appeal is Civil No. 9912, and the appeal of defendants is Civil No. 10025. Both will be considered together.

“Petitioner is the widow of Claude Le Boy Dryden, a former police officer of the city of Los Angeles, who for more than three years prior to his death held the rank of detective-lieutenant. The trial court found from conflicting evidence that on October 13, 1924, deceased received injuries in an automobile accident, occurring while deceased was acting in the line of duty, which injuries were a primary contributing cause of his death on August 10, 1931. On June 6, 1932, approximately ten months after the death of Dryden, his widow, petitioner herein, presented to the Board of Pension Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles and the…