Harvey v. Raleigh Police Department

GREENE, Judge.

In February of 1978, the Raleigh Police Department hired Michael Wichmann as a police officer. Four years later, Wichmann committed suicide. His widow instituted this action under the Workers’ Compensation Act.

When Wichmann applied for the position of police officer in January of 1978, he took some psychological tests. The tests revealed no signs of anxiety or depression. However, during the last six months of his life, Wichmann suffered from anxiety, impotence, fatigue, and indigestion and often had violent outbursts of anger. The outbursts occurred right after he would arrive…