Legal Opinion
Grottenthaler v. Pennsylvania State Police
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 1, 1980No. 33PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Judge.
Appellant is the widow of a former Pennsylvania State Police Trooper who was stricken with Leukemia in March, 1976, and died as a result of that illness on September 22, 1976. Mrs. Grottenthaler instituted an action against the Pennsylvania State Police in the Commonwealth Court, in the nature of mandamus, seeking payment of certain benefits claimed to be due as a result of her late husband’s illness and death. 40 Pa.Cmwlth. 165, 398 A.2d 220 (1979). A divided Commonwealth Court denied the relief requested and an appeal was taken to this Court. 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 723(a).
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