In re Feehan

The applicant, Mary Feehan, seeks compensation for benefits under the provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen Compensation Act, Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 48, par. 281 et seq. as a result of the death of her husband, Terry Wayne Feehan, on March 26, 1979.

There is no designation of beneficiary form on file with either the Court or the Attorney General regarding this matter. In this situation Section 3(a) of the Act provides that the surviving spouse of the deceased is entitled to the entire award if the Court finds that an award should be made. Mrs. Feehan therefore properly appears…