In re APPLICATION OF JANE KRILL.
Case summary
Claimant sought compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Act for the death of the victim, but the coroner's inquest determined the death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage not caused by violence, and the jury ruled the exact nature of death as undetermined. The court denied the claim because there was no evidence that the death resulted from one of the violent crimes specifically listed in the Act.
Statutes cited: Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 70, par. 71 et seq.
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In re APPLICATION OF JANE KRILL.
Order filed Februury 8, 1982.
J ANE KRILL, pro se, for Claimant.
T YRONE C. F AHNER, Attorney General (M AUREEN C AIN , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for Respondent.
CRihrE VICTIMS COMPENSATION ACT-undetermined C U U S ~of rleuth-cluim dcnied. Dc~terminationof coroner’s inqnest that victim died of cerebral hemorrhage not dne to violence resulted in ruling of jnry that exact natnre of death \vas nncletermined, ancl claim for benefits nnder Crime Victims Conipcnsation Act \vas denied as there \vas no evidence that death was due to one of the violent crimes specifically listed in the Act.
POCH,J. .
This claim arises out of an incident that occurred on April 18, 1981. Jane Krill seeks compensation pursuant to the provisions of the Crime Victims Compensation Act, hereafter referred to as the Act. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 70, par. 71 et seq.
This Court has carefully considered the application for benefits submitted on May 22, 1981, on the form prescribed by the Court, and an investigatory report of the Attorney General of Illinois which substantiates matters set forth in the application. Based upon these documents and other evidence submitted to the Court, the Court finds:
1. That on April 18, 1981, the victim was found lying unconscious in his bed at 111 1/2 North 6th Street, Springfield, Illinois. Mr. Pauley was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he remained in a comatose state until his death on April 23, 1981. The Sangamon County coroner’s office determined that the victim’s death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage causing brain damage combined with severe bronchopneumonia. A coroner’s inquest was held regard[*553]ing the victim’s death. Testimony at the inquest indicated that the victim’s death was not due to violence; however, the jury ruled the exact nature of his death as undetermined.
2. That in order for a Claimant to be eligible for compensation under the Act, there must be evidence of one of the violent crimes specifically set forth under section 2(c) of the Act.
3. That the victim’s death was not attributable to one of the violent crimes specifically set forth under section 2(c) of the Act.
4. That the Claimant has not met a required condition precedent for compensation under the Act.
It is hereby ordered, that this claim be, and is hereby denied.