Legal Opinion
Lake v. Regan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 3, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harvey, J.
The essential facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff was a firefighter for defendant City of Binghamton (hereinafter the City) in Broome County. He became a member of the New York State Policemen’s and Firemen’s Retirement System in February 1955. In December 1969, he suffered a job-related injury which permanently disabled him from performing his firefighting duties. General Municipal Law § 207-a required the City to continue to pay plaintiff his full salary. The City’s application in 1978 for accidental disability retirement on plaintiff’s behalf pursuant to…
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