Theroux v. Reilly

The petitioners, Denise M. Theroux, Brian P. Sullivan, Patrick T. Guiheen, William R. Drake, and Walter M. Krute, Nassau County correction officers, commenced this proceeding pursuant to CPLR 7803 (3) to annul determinations of the respondent Nassau County Sheriffs Department denying each of them benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-c for injuries sustained while on duty. The Supreme Court granted the petition with respect to Theroux, Guiheen, Drake, and Krute, reversed and annulled the determinations as to those petitioners, and declared them eligible for General Municipal Law §…