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Matter of McGovern v. Lowery

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 6, 1972
39 A.D.2d 518 (N.Y. App. Div. 1972)

Opinion

April 6, 1972


Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, entered on November 20, 1970, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs and without disbursements, and the petition dismissed. Where, as here, there is a difference of opinion between doctors as to the cause of petitioner's disability, respondents' determination, based upon the advice and recommendation of its Medical Board, cannot be said to be arbitrary and capricious. ( Matter of Eichler v. McElligott, 259 App. Div. 151, affd. 283 N.Y. 716; Matter of Tiernan v. Walsh, 268 App. Div. 962, affd. 294 N.Y. 299; Matter of Gratz v. Cavanagh, 18 A.D.2d 887.)

Concur — Stevens, P.J., McGivern, Nunez, Murphy and Capozzoli, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of McGovern v. Lowery

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 6, 1972
39 A.D.2d 518 (N.Y. App. Div. 1972)
Case details for

Matter of McGovern v. Lowery

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of LUKE P. McGOVERN, Respondent, v. ROBERT O. LOWERY, as…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Apr 6, 1972

Citations

39 A.D.2d 518 (N.Y. App. Div. 1972)

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