Vaughn v. The City of Carbondale

City police officer sought permanent injunction to prevent City from terminating his employer-provided health insurance coverage. Officer is entitled to health insurance coverage for injured law enforcement officers and their families as provided in Section 10 of Public Safety Employee Benefits Act. While on duty, officer was stopped by motorist asking for directions, and officer suffered head injury when he reached into his patrol car to answer dispatch call. As call from dispatch is one means to notify officers of emergency, it is officers' duty to respond to dispatch calls in timely manner in case it is an emergency. Thus, officer's injury was incurred as a result of his response to what he reasonably believed was an emergency. (CATES and GOLDENHERSH, concurring.)