Legal Opinion
Lang v. Kelly
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 25, 2013PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed with costs, and the certified question not answered on the ground that it is unnecessary.
In March 2008, petitioner tripped over computer wires that for several months had been strung on the floor across a locker room doorway in her precinct. In a 6-6 decision, respondent Board of Trustees denied her application for accidental disability retirement benefits (Matter of City of New York v Schoeck, 294 NY 559, 568 [1945] [tie vote of the Board of Trustees will be resolved against applicant]).
We agree with the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lichtenstein v. Board of TrusteesNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- McCambridge v. McGuireNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Matter of City of New York v. SchoeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Stancarone v. DiNapoliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
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