MATTER OF KLUGE v. TOWN OF TONAWANDA

528044.

176 A.D.3d 1370 (2019)

111 N.Y.S.3d 710

2019 NY Slip Op 07470

In the Matter of the Claim of James Kluge, Appellant, v. Town of Tonawanda et al., Respondents. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent.

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

Decided October 17, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis & Lewis, PC, Buffalo ( Emily L. Downing of counsel), for appellant.

Hamberger & Weiss, Buffalo ( Matthew M. Hoffman of counsel), for Town of Tonawanda and another, respondents.

Egan Jr., J.P., Mulvey and Devine, JJ., concur.


In 1997, claimant, a police officer, sustained work-related injuries while at the scene of a motor vehicle accident when he slipped on icy pavement and fell to the ground. His subsequent claim for workers' compensation benefits was established for injuries to his lower back and right hip, and he was ultimately classified with a permanent...

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