Legal Opinion
MATTER OF PRATT v. Regan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1986PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The judgment of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, the determination annulled, and the matter remitted to the Comptroller for further proceedings in accordance with this memorandum.
Petitioner, a fireman employed by the City of Rochester, was injured while exiting a fire truck at normal speed and wearing approved safety shoes, when he caught his right heel on the running board, lost his balance, and came down on his left leg in a pothole. After a hearing, the Comptroller found that the injury was not accidental within the meaning of Retirement…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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