Torella v. New York State & Local Retirement System

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of the Comptroller which, inter alia, denied petitioner’s application for accidental disability retirement benefits.

Until his retirement in 1993, petitioner was employed as a police officer by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. After retiring, petitioner filed an application for accidental disability retirement benefits based on his having suffered injuries as the result of two accidents occurring in 1983 and 1991. The Comptroller…