Hill v. State

This claim, arising out of the death of a part-time policeman killed in the line of duty, seeks payment of compensation to the decedent’s beneficiary pursuant" to the provisions of the "Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen Compensation Act”, [hereafter, "the Act”] Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, Ch.48, Sec. 281 et. seq.

The Court has carefully considered the application for benefits submitted on the form prescribed and furnished by the Attorney General; a written statement of the decedent’s supervising officer, and a report by the Illinois Attorney General’s office which substantiates matters set forth…