Sutherland v. Village of Suffern

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, inter alia, to review a determination of the Chief of the Village of Suffern Police Department dated July 26, 2000, denying the petitioner benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-c, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Nelson, J.), dated December 20, 2000, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The petitioner, a police officer, injured his shoulder when he attempted to open a door to the station house while on duty. He applied for benefits…