On January 8, 1969 claimant, a paid city fireman of the City of Ithaca, was injured while acting in the capacity of a volunteer fireman for the respondent Ithaca Fire Department. Subsequently, claimant filed for benefits under the Volunteer Firemen's Benefit Law. The board upheld the indexing of the claim as a volunteer claim and the instant appeal ensued. Appellants assert that because claimant was also a paid city fireman he could not be a volunteer fireman within the meaning...
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