Claim of Leeds v. County of Westchester

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 30, 1982, which ruled that respondents County of Westchester and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company are liable for claimant’s awarded benefits. 11 Claimant was employed as a police officer by respondent County of Westchester. On August 5, 1979, she was assigned, at the request of the Mayor of the Village of Buchanan, to assist the Buchanan Police Department in controlling an anti-nuclear demonstration at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. While on duty, claimant injured her back when she assisted another officer in…