Mabie v. Village of Schaumburg

Daniel Mabie, a fireman, sues the Village of Schaumburg (the Village) for sick leave and vacation benefits he did not receive while recovering from injuries incurred at the fire station. He says he is entitled to those benefits under the Public Employee Disability Act (PEDA) (5 ILCS 345/0.01 et seq. (West 2000)).

The Village claims it does not have to pay the benefits because the plaintiffs injury did not occur “in the line of duty” under PEDA.

This case requires us to construe and apply PEDA’s use of the words “line of duty.” The trial court granted summary judgment to the plaintiff. We affirm…