NICKENS v. CRIME VICTIM'S COMP. BD.

No. 111 C.D. 1986.

110 Pa.Commw. 189 (1987)

532 A.2d 494

Lamara Nickens, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Crime Victim's Compensation Board, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail M. Whitaker, for petitioner.

Amy Zapp, Deputy Attorney General, with her, Andrew S. Gordon, Chief Deputy Attorney General, LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Attorney General, for respondent.

Before Judges MACPHAIL and DOYLE, and Senior Judge BLATT, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE BLATT, October 9, 1987:

Lamara Nickens (petitioner) petitions for review of an order of the Crime Victim's Compensation Board (Board) which denied her request for compensation.

On February 14, 1984, the petitioner was assaulted by her estranged husband. On January 16, 1985 she filed a claim under the Pennsylvania Crime Victim's Compensation Act (Act)1 for reimbursement for medical expenses and lost earnings resulting...

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