Legal Opinion
Kramer v. State, Peace Officers Benefit Fund
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 31, 1986No. CX-85-946PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMONETT, Justice.
We reverse the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals awarding petitioner benefits for her husband’s death under the Peace Officers Benefit Fund.
Minn. Stat. ch. 352E (1980) establishes a peace officers benefit fund which pays $50,000 to the spouse and dependents of a “peace officer” who is “killed in the line of duty.” This appeal raises issues of the procedure to be followed in presenting a claim against the fund and the meaning of the phrase “killed in the line of duty.”
On December 9, 1975, Gordon Kramer, Jr., a detective with the St. Paul Police…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hemmesch v. MolitorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- State v. Northwestern States Portland Cement Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Vernon v. Firemen's Pension FundSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Dependents of Ondler v. Peace Officers Benefit FundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Johnson v. City of PlainviewSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
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