Legal Opinion
Claim of Callanan v. Town of Clarkstown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 11, 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYesawich Jr., J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 9, 1991, which ruled that claimant sus*862tained a compensable injury and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.
Claimant, a police officer, was injured in a car accident while driving to work. Claimant testified that he was on his way to the police station to begin his shift when he encountered a "staggering” pedestrian who appeared intoxicated; claimant told the pedestrian to wait where he was and that he would send a police car to assist him when he reached the police station, which was about a mile away. Claimant then…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Claim of Dependents of Marks v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Greene v. NYC SOC SERVS.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Fine v. S.M.C. Microsystems Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1990
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Jacobsen v. AmedioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Claim of Gigliotti v. Niagara County Sheriff's DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994