McDonough v. City of Oneonta

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Mugglin, J.), entered November 29, 1995 in Otsego County, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to annul a determination of respondents terminating petitioner’s disability benefits payable under General Municipal Law § 207-a.

Petitioner, a paid firefighter employed by the City of Oneonta in Otsego County, suffered a myocardial infarction while on vacation in 1982. After being cleared for full duties in 1983, petitioner worked as a firefighter without incident or chest pain up until March 12, 1993. After…