Legal Opinion

Morgan v. Kerik

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 22, 2003Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme *289Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered May 3, 2002, which denied petitioner police officer’s application to annul respondent Board of Trustees’ determination denying petitioner an accident disability pension, and dismissed the petition, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Petitioner slipped and fell on the front steps of his precinct house as he was exiting to go out on patrol, sustaining a disabling injury. Witness statements prepared at the time of the occurrence made no mention of water on the steps, although the patrol supervisor’s report did say that the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. MATTER OF STARNELLA v. BrattonNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. Reichfeld v. SafirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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