ARTZ v. BOARD OF COM'RS OF VIGO COUNTY

No. 93A02-9008-EX-481.

566 N.E.2d 1105 (1991)

Linda ARTZ, Lyndsay Artz, by Her Guardian and Next Friend, Linda Artz, and Ashley Artz, by Her Guardian and Next Friend, Linda Artz, Appellants (Plaintiffs below), v. BOARD OF Commissioners of Vigo County and James Jenkins, Sheriff of Vigo County, Appellees (Defendants below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Second District.

February 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Hellmann, Landyn K. Harmon, Terre Haute, for appellants.

Kathleen K. Shortridge, Indianapolis, for appellees.


SHIELDS, Presiding Judge.

Linda, Lyndsay, and Ashley Artz (Artz) appeal a decision of the Worker's Compensation Board.

We reverse.

ISSUE

Whether IC 22-3-2-2(c)(1) (1990) excludes county police officers from coverage under the Worker's Compensation Act.

FACTS

Walter K. Artz, a member of the Vigo County Sheriff's Department, died in the line of duty on July 1, 1987. He is survived by his wife and two pre-school aged daughters...

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