A New York appellate court ruled that a police detective was not entitled to duty disability retirement benefits for his injuries from a car accident that happened while he was allegedly headed to a meeting with a civilian.
Case: Matter of Verille v. Gardner, No. 529070, 11/07/2019, published.
Facts: Joseph A. Verille worked as a police detective. He left work early one day to meet with a civilian who wished to file a harassment complaint against an unidentified member of the police department.
On his way, Verille was involved in a car accident that resulted in a fractured left wrist and an...
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