Smith v. Commonwealth, Crime Victim's Compensation Board

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

David Smith and Sarah Smith (Petitioners), husband and wife, appeal from a decision and order of the Crime Victim’s Compensation Board (Board) which denied their claim for compensation filed pursuant to Section 477 of The Administrative Code of .1929 (Code), Act of April 9, 1929, P.L. 177, as amended, added by Section 2 of the Act of July 9, 1976, P.L. 574, as amended, 71 P.S. §§180-7 — 180-7.18.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. On April 6, 1984, Petitioners’ nine year old son was the victim of a homicide. Petitioners sought compensation under Section…