Legal Opinion
Matter of Masullo v. City of Mount Vernon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 1, 2016No. 2013-07247PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LaSalle, J.
General Municipal Law § 207-a (2) guarantees the payment of benefits to a firefighter who is permanently disabled in the line of duty, including the continued payment of the firefighter’s regular salary until the mandatory retirement age, less certain amounts received from other sources (hereinafter section 207-a [2] benefits). This proceeding presents an issue of first impression for this Court: whether the provisions of General Municipal Law § 207-a (2) authorize a municipality to terminate permanent disability retirement benefits previously awarded to a…
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- Klonowski v. Department of FireNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Desmone v. BlumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Matter of Garvey v. SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
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