Griffin v. Village of New Lenox Police Pension Fund

Plaintiff applied for line-of-duty disability pension, for injuries sustained when he slipped off the curb  in courthouse parking lot while walking from courthouse to his vehicle with papers in hand following his subpoenaed testimony.. Board of Trustees of Village Police Pension Fund denied his request, but granted him a not-on-duty disability pension, which he had requested in the alternative. Circuit court reversed Board's decision. Plaintiff was not exposed to special risks not ordinarily assumed by a citizen in the ordinary walks of life, and was not performing an act of duty when he was injured.Board's decision to deny line-of-duty disability pension was not clearly erroneous. (O'BRIEN and WRIGHT, concurring.)