Rose v. Arkansas State Police

Donald L. Corbin, Judge.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. William Rose, an Arkansas State Trooper, was killed in the line of duty on December 28,1982. Appellant, his widow, was paid a $50,000 benefit under the Public Safety Officers’ Death Benefits Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3796 (1982). She also received an award of $10,000 pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 12-2348 (Repl. 1979)1 and an additional award of $5,000 pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 42-427 (Repl. 1977). Appellee, Public Employee Claims Division, Arkansas Insurance Department, acknowledges that the claim for death benefits is compensable…