Crystal v. City of New York

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Walter Tolub, J.), entered on or about June 30, 1994, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiffs are husband and wife who during the relevant time period were police officers. When the husband suffered a line of duty head injury, the wife requested an accommodation in her assigned shifts to care for him, which was denied. Shortly thereafter, the husband suffered a dizzy spell and fell down a staircase, aggravating his injuries. The IAS Court properly…