Robbins v. County of Broome

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Smyk, J.), entered June 23, 1993 in Broome County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of plaintiff.

Plaintiff, whose service within the operations department at the Binghamton Regional Airport included fire and emergency response duties as part of the crash fire rescue unit (hereinafter CFR), suffered a job-related heart attack. He brought this suit seeking a declaration that he was a paid firefighter within the scope of General Municipal Law § 207-a and entitled to receive the benefits afforded by that section. This Court found the question of…