MATTER OF LYNN v. TOWN OF CLARKSTOWN

2014-01142, Index No. 1480/13.

131 A.D.3d 968 (2015)

16 N.Y.S.3d 576

2015 NY Slip Op 06727

In the Matter of ROBERT LYNN, Respondent, v. TOWN OF CLARKSTOWN, Appellants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided September 2, 2015.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

On October 16, 2012, the petitioner, a police officer employed by the Town of Clarkstown, reported that he was injured when, responding to an injured animal call, he tripped and fell while on patrol duty. Thereafter, he was absent from work due to his injuries and applied for benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-c. The Town's Chief of Police denied the petitioner's application. The petitioner commenced...

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