14 Cited authorities

  1. Matter of Lichtenstein v. Board of Trustees

    57 N.Y.2d 1010 (N.Y. 1982)   Cited 255 times
    In Lichtenstein v. Bd. of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund, 57 N.Y.2d 1010, 1012, 457 N.Y.S.2d 472, 443 N.E.2d 946 (1982), the Court of Appeals of New York noted that the term "accident" is not specifically defined in the Code.
  2. Matter Simpson v. Wolansky

    38 N.Y.2d 391 (N.Y. 1975)   Cited 215 times
    Hearing Officer's consideration of evidence of which employee was not apprised
  3. Matter of McCambridge v. McGuire

    62 N.Y.2d 563 (N.Y. 1984)   Cited 138 times
    Reversing Board of Trustees and awarding ADR benefits
  4. Johnson Corp. v. Indemnity Ins. Co.

    7 N.Y.2d 222 (N.Y. 1959)   Cited 178 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Concluding "accident" not ambiguous
  5. In re Cadiz

    236 A.D.2d 766 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)   Cited 29 times

    February 27, 1997. Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent Comptroller which denied petitioner's request for accidental disability retirement benefits. Before: Mercure, J.P., Crew III, Casey, Yesawich Jr. and Spain, JJ. Petitioner, a warrant and transfer officer with the State Division of Parole, applied for accidental disability retirement benefits after allegedly sustaining

  6. Johnson Corp. v. Indemnity Ins. Co.

    6 A.D.2d 97 (N.Y. App. Div. 1958)   Cited 101 times
    In Johnson Corp. v. Indemnity Ins. Co. (6 A.D.2d 97, affd. 7 N.Y.2d 222, supra), a contractor's liability policy insured the plaintiff against claims for damages because of injury to or destruction of property "caused by accident."
  7. Fischer v. N.Y. State

    46 A.D.3d 1006 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)   Cited 14 times

    No. 502727. December 6, 2007. Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent Comptroller which denied petitioner's application for accidental disability retirement benefits. Bartlett, McDonough, Bastone Monaghan, L.L.P., White Plains (Erin Coxen of counsel), for petitioner. Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, Albany (William E. Storrs of counsel), for respondents. Before: Mercure, Crew

  8. Matter of Pratt v. Regan

    68 N.Y.2d 746 (N.Y. 1986)   Cited 32 times
    In Pratt, a fireman was injured while exiting a fire truck when he caught his heel on the running board, lost his balance and came down on his left leg in a pothole.
  9. Murray v. Dinapoli

    79 A.D.3d 1412 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)   Cited 3 times

    No. 509780. December 16, 2010. Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which denied petitioner's application for accidental retirement benefits. Bartlett, McDonough, Bastone Monaghan, L.L.P., White Plains (Benai L. Lifshitz of counsel), for petitioner. Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, Albany (William E. Storrs of counsel), for respondent. Before: Cardona, P.J., Peters, Spain

  10. Matter of Balduzzi v. McCall

    220 A.D.2d 796 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)   Cited 15 times

    October 5, 1995 Appeal from the Supreme Court, Albany County. Petitioner, formerly employed as a laborer by the Village of Solvay Highway Department in Onondaga County, broke his leg and ankle when he fell down a flight of stairs at the Solvay Public Library. The fall, which happened as petitioner was proceeding to a basement room where he was to assist a carpenter with the installation of new paneling, apparently occurred when his heel caught on part of a non-skid stair tread that was in poor condition