McBurney v. State

This claim was filed pursuant to Ch. 48, Sec. 281 et seq., Ill.Rev.Stat., 1971, “Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen Compensation Act.” The Court is in receipt of the Application for Benefits and Statement of Supervising Officer, as well as an investigative report by the Illinois Attorney General’s office. Based upon these documents the Court finds as follows:

That the claimant, Esther E. McBurney, is the wife of the decedent and is the named beneficiary under the Application for Benefits. That the decedent, Louis O. McBurney, was a fireman with the Bloomington Township Fire Department…