Legal Opinion
Stone v. New York State Comptroller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 22, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rose, J.E
Petitioner, a police officer, was walking backwards up a set of stairs carrying a trundle to a heart attack victim when the ambulance driver assisting her at the other end of the trundle pushed it forward, causing petitioner to lose her balance and fall backwards against an open screen door that gave way, injuring her shoulder. Petitioner’s subsequent application for accidental disability retirement benefits was denied by respondent Comptroller on the ground that the incident was not an accident within the meaning of Retirement and Social Security Law § 363. Petitioner thereafter…
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- Balduzzi v. McCallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Felix v. New York State ComptrollerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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