Melendez v. New York State Comptroller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent Comptroller which denied petitioner’s application for accidental disability retirement benefits.
Petitioner, a police officer employed by the Village of Freeport Police Department in Nassau County, was injured in February 2004 after tripping over a snowbank while chasing two suspects. In October 2004, petitioner was also injured while pursuing two individuals when he fell while scaling a fence. Petitioner had climbed to the top of…
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