Idaho Supreme Court rejects death benefits for widow of deceased deputy sheriff who was killed while resisting arrest for rape. Michigan allows an injured off-duty officer to collect benefits because he was driving a marked unit at the time of the accident. Robinson v. Vil.
Appellate court denies disability benefits to police officer who was shot during a drug raid.
Officer was on suspension at that time and had no business participating in enforcement activities. It was caused by traum, not by infection. Noble v. Lamoni Prod. Cardiologist testified that running did not cause or aggravate his preexisting heart problems. Washoe Co. Sheriff's Dept.