Lees v. Regan

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of the Comptroller which disapproved petitioner’s application for accidental disability retirement. Petitioner, while employed as a Nassau County police officer, allegedly injured his back on four separate occasions (Dec. 12, 1966, Feb. 1,-1973, Jan. 1,1975 and Dec. 11,1976), each occurring during the course *674of duty. In 1978, respondent Comptroller denied his application for accidental disability retirement finding that he was not…