Murphy v. Regan

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of the State Comptroller which denied petitioner’s application for ordinary disability retirement benefits. Petitioner, a member of the New York State Employees’ Retirement System, suffered a heart attack on March 7, 1977, the date he was notified of the termination of his employment, effective March 30, 1977, with the Division of Housing and Community Renewal. On March 8, 1978, petitioner filed applications with the retirement…