Caauwe v. Police Pension Board

Petitioner, Neal Caauwe, petitioned the trial court to reverse the decision of the defendant, Police Pension Board of the Village of Midlothian (Pension Board), which denied his application for a policeman’s disability pension under the Illinois Pension Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 108½, par. 3 — 101 et seq.). The trial court affirmed the Pension Board’s decision. Petitioner appeals. The facts are as follows.

Petitioner filed an application for a policeman’s disability pension with the Pension Board of the Village of Midlothian. The Pension Board held an evidentiary hearing. The evidence…