Martino v. County of Albany

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 Albany County Sheriff which denied petitioner’s application for General Municipal Law § 207-c benefits.

Petitioner, a correction officer with the Albany County Sheriffs Department since 1993, was injured on the morning of June 19, 2006 during his shift at the visitor observation booth in the visitation area of the Albany County Correctional Facility. After several visitors complained about an odor, petitioner removed a full bag of…