Question juridique clé
Whether the widow was entitled under Art. 32(3)(a) of the pension fund regulations to one-half of the death capital rather than one-quarter.
Solution extraite
The regulation, read systemically, did not compel an award of one-half to the widow; the equal split among the four survivors was upheld.
Motifs extraits
The first sentence of the rule provides for allocation among spouse and children; the second sentence only allows, subsidiarily, the foundation board to favor the spouse when the family situation so requires. The board had never exercised such discretion, and the court would not compel it to do so.