Claim of Stewart v. Town of Chili

Kane, J. P.,

dissents in a memorandum. Kane, J. P. (dissenting). There is no dispute in this case as to the facts or the applicable law. Claimant was duly authorized to attend the 87th annual convention of the Northern-Central New York Volunteer Firemen’s Association in the Village of Penn Yan, Yates County, commencing Thursday, June 9, 1983, with a cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m. followed by a banquet at 7:30 p.m. The formal registration and opening of the convention was scheduled for the following morning with the final event scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 1983. At the conclusion of Thursday…