Legal Opinion
Mashnouk v. Miles
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 1982PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
On this appeal,, we are asked to resolve a narrow issue of statutory interpretation involving section 207-a of the *83General Municipal Law. The specific question is whether the phrase “regular salary or wages” in subdivision 2 of that statute, defining the accidental disability retirement allowance to be paid a disabled fireman, includes salary increases paid to active firemen when such increases were negotiated after the award of the disability allowance. We hold that it does.
The facts are not in dispute. On December 23, 1977, petitioner, while in the course of his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cook v. City of BinghamtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Pease v. ColucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Birmingham v. MirringtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Barber v. LuptonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- Barber v. LuptonNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Sutka v. ConnersNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- White v. County of CortlandNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Klonowski v. Department of FireNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Putnam v. City of WatertownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Della Rocco v. City of SchenectadyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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