Legal Opinion
Cook v. City of Binghamton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 3, 1979PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Main, J.
Plaintiffs were disabled firemen receiving benefits under the former section 207-a of the General Municipal Law (hereinafter, section 207-a) when, on November 9, 1977, they commenced the present action seeking a declaration that chapter 965 of the Laws of 1977 (hereinafter, chapter 965), which amended section 207-a and had an effective date of January 1, 1978, was unconstitutional. Prior to its amendment, section 207-a provided that any fireman, employed outside of New York City, who became disabled because of injury or illness incurred as a result of the…
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