Petitioner in this article 78 proceeding seeks a review of the Comptroller's denial of her widow's claim to accidental death benefits under section 61 of the Retirement and Social Security Law. Petitioner's husband, a village police officer, while struggling to make an arrest, fell and struck his head on an icy sidewalk. He died soon thereafter. A fellow officer, who was assisting the decedent, testified that just before the decedent fell backwards...
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