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LIMA v. STATE

74 N.Y.2d 694 (1989)

John J. Lima et al., Appellants, v. State of New York, Respondent. (Claim No. 69405.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 6, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Sichol, Jr., for appellants.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Vernon Stuart, O. Peter Sherwood and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondent.

Edward M. Cooke for Firemen's Association of the State of New York, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Claimant, a volunteer member of the Village of Haverstraw Fire Department, was injured when he fell while performing an exercise as a participant in a fire training program sponsored by the New York State Department of State and supervised by a certified instructor retained by the State. Claimant received compensation benefits for his...

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