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LAFFEY v. CITY OF JERSEY CITY

289 N.J. Super. 292 (1996)

673 A.2d 838

PATRICK LAFFEY, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v. CITY OF JERSEY CITY, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JoAnn Katzban, Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Sean M. Connelly, Corporation Counsel, attorney; Ms. Katzban on the brief).

Michael J. Dillon argued the cause for respondent (Horn, Shechtman & Hirsch, P.C., attorneys; Mr. Dillon on the brief).

Before Judges HAVEY, D'ANNUNZIO and BRAITHWAITE.

The opinion of the court was delivered by BRAITHWAITE, J.A.D.

Respondent, City of Jersey City, appeals from a workers' compensation judgment awarding petitioner, Patrick Laffey, thirty-seven and one-half percent permanent partial disability for pulmonary disease. We reverse.

Petitioner, fifty-four years of age at the time of his compensation hearing, was employed by respondent as a police officer from 1973 until August 1994, when he retired. He was assigned...

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