New York Court of Appeals
Uniformed Firefighters Association, Local 94, Iaff, Afl-Cio, Respondents v. Augustus A. Beekman, as Fire…
April 2, 198152 N.Y.2d 463
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed that section 207‑k of the General Municipal Law creates a rebuttable presumption that a disabling or fatal heart condition suffered by a New York City police officer or fireman was accidentally incurred in the performance of duty, and therefore the mandamus petition is unnecessary.