Hubbel v. Board of Trustees of the Fire & Police Employees' Retirement System

RODOWSKY, Judge.

The appellant, Diane Hubbel, is the widow of Donald W. Hubbel (Cpt. Hubbel), who was a captain in the Baltimore City Fire Department. Appellant seeks line-of-duty death benefits from the appellee, the Board of Trustees of the Fire & Police Employees’ Retirement System of the City of Baltimore (the Board). Appellant is aggrieved by the denial of her claim by the Board’s Examiner and the affirmance of that decision by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.

Cpt. Hubbel died on February 1, 2008, at his home in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. He suffered a fatal heart attack, at…