Legal Opinion
Lichtenstein v. Board of Trustees
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 11, 1982PublishedCited by 251 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the determination of respondent Board of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund of the Police Department of the City of New York should be reinstated.
In order to obtain accidental disability retirement, petitioner must establish that he suffered physical or mental incapacitation “as a natural and proximate result of an accidental injury received in * * * city-service” (Administrative Code of City of New York, § B18-43.0). The legislative history of the statute indicates that not every line-of-*1012du…
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