Legal Opinion
Matter of Lester v. New York State Comptroller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 6, 2016No. 522579PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
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 respondent Comptroller denying petitioner’s application for accidental disability retirement benefits.
Petitioner, a police officer, applied for accidental disability retirement benefits following an incident in which he injured his right hand, index finger and shoulder while going over a three-foot-high chain link fence. The application was denied on the ground that the incident did not constitute an accident within the meaning of the…
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- Hyland v. New York State ComptrollerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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