Judgment reversed.
PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:
Under the Illinois Pension Code, a police officer disabled while engaged in an "act of duty," as defined in the statute (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-113), is entitled to duty-disability benefits amounting to 75% of his salary at the time disability is allowed. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-154.) A police officer disabled, while not engaged in an "act...
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