Legal Opinion
Canfora v. Board of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1983PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner seeks annulment of respondent’s determination denying petitioner accidental disability retirement benefits. The issue presented is whether the police board of trustees acted properly in refusing to accept the medical board’s recommendation that petitioner was entitled to an accidental disability pension and, instead, granting .him only an ordinary disability pension.
Petitioner, a member of the New York City Police Department since 1963, was involved in a collision on December 7, 1971, while a passenger in a police…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Matter of City of New York v. SchoeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- MTR. OF DRAYSON v. Bd. of Trs.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
- Fiore v. Board of Education Retirement SystemAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Matter of Fiore v. Bd. of Educ. Ret. Sys. of the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Bennett v. Board of Trustees of Police Pension FundAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
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3Cited by145 opinions
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