Legal Opinion
Claim of Robinson v. Village of Catskill Police Department
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 3, 1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mercure, J. P.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board filed March 31, 1993, which ruled that claimant’s injuries had no nexus to his employment and denied his claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
Claimant, a police officer employed by the Village of Catskill in Greene County, sustained serious and disabling injuries when his wife shot him with his service revolver during a domestic dispute that erupted during their lunch together. In our view, there is substantial evidence in the record to support the determination of the Workers’ Compensation Board that the wound was…
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