Legal Opinion

Nickens v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 9, 1987No. Appeal, No. 111 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Lamara Nickens (petitioner) petitions for review of an order of the Crime Victim’s Compensation Board (Board) which denied her request for compensation.

On February 14, 1984, the petitioner was assaulted by her estranged husband. On January 16, 1985 she filed a claim under the Pennsylvania Crime Victim’s Compensation Act (Act)1 2for reimbursement for medical expenses and lost earnings resulting from that attack. On March 6, 1985, the Board denied the petitioner’s claim for compensation because she was “[a] member of the family of the person who allegedly committed the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

Spicer v. Commonwealth, Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
Commonwealth v. DuncanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
Ocasio v. BUREAU OF CRIMES, ETC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
Boyd v. PA. CRIME VICTIM'S COMP. BD.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
Weisinger v. Van RensselaerNew York Supreme Court · 1974

3Cited by1 opinion

Auber v. CRIME VICTIM'S COMPENSATION BD.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990