Brzostek v. City of Syracuse

—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law without costs and amended petition reinstated. Memorandum: Petitioner alleges that he suffered line-of-duty injuries that rendered him permanently disabled from his position as a firefighter for respondent City of Syracuse Fire Department. In 1994 petitioner sought benefits from the Fire Department pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-a (1); that request was denied on the ground that petitioner had not "established through sufficient documentation that [his] injuries were incurred in the performance of [his] duties”. In 1995 petitioner applied to…