O'Marah v. Levitt

Memorandum. Order reversed and the judgment of Special Term reinstated, with costs to appellant.

The question presented is whether under the provisions of subdivision a of section 63 of the Retirement and Social Security Law, the period during which petitioner could make application for an accidental disability retirement allowance began at the commencement or termination of her unpaid leave of absence. This in turn involves the construction to be given the words “ first discontinued from service ” as they appear in the statute,

*595Subdivision a of section 63 provides, in pertinent part:

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