Legal Opinion
MATTER OF PARK v. Kapica
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 2007PublishedCited by 26 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
Petitioner, John Park, a police officer employed by the Town of Greenburgh, underwent surgery in June 2002 as the result of an injury he sustained while in the line of duty. He was certified disabled from his duties pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-c (1), which states that a police officer injured in the line of duty must be paid by his municipal employer “the full amount of his regular salary or wages until his disability arising therefrom has ceased.”
In March 2003, the Town’s medical examiner concluded that Park could return to work in a sedentary…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Uniform Firefighters of Cohoes v. City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- City of Watertown v. State of New York Public Employment Relations BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- DePoalo v. County of SchenectadyNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Park v. KaficaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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