In re Schultz

This is a claim by a widow, the statutory beneficiary of Captain Alfred A. Schultz, formerly of the East Hazel Crest Volunteer Fire Department who died on October 13, 1979, for benefits under the provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen Compensation Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act). Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 281 et seq.

The issue presented for determination by the Court is whether decedent was killed in the line of duty as contemplated by the Act and more specifically whether his life was lost as a result of injury received in the active performance of duties as…