Traver v. City of Poughkeepsie
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Plaintiff served as a member of the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department for 19 years, achieving the rank of lieutenant. In November 1982, he was diagnosed as having various forms of cardiovascular disease which his doctor stated made strenuous work hazardous. In a letter to the city Fire Chief James C. Davison, dated January 18, 1983, plaintiff’s doctor requested that he be assigned only to limited duties. Chief Davison reportedly refused to so assign him. Plaintiff received sick pay until November 1983, when his accrued sick time expired. In October 1983, Chief Davison…
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