Township of Ross v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

The Township of Ross (Township) has petitioned for review of an order of the Department of General Services (Department) affirming the decision of the Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management (Bureau) denying the Townships claim for reimbursement of a $25,000 death benefit the Township paid to the widow of Leroy Ehrman.

Leroy Ehrman was a volunteer fire fighter in the Township. On April 19, 1977, Mr. Ehrman was directing traffic at the scene of a fire to which he had responded. While directing traffic, Mr. Ehrman told a fellow fire fighter he did not feel well, and…