Legal Opinion
Claim of Nazario v. New York State Department of Correction
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 11, 1982PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board filed October 3, 1980, which held that sustained an accidental injury within the scope of the Workers’ Compensation Law. On May 25,1978, at 7:30 p.m., claimant, employed as a correction officer at the Walkill Correctional Facility, sustained a broken ankle while playing softball on the prison grounds. Claimant’s team was comprised exclusively of coemployees and was managed by a sergeant at the facility. Participation was voluntary. Claimant testified that the essential purpose of the team was to promote employee morale. He further…
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