New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Frank Starnella, Appellant v. William J. Bratton, Respondents; In the Matter of Anthony…
June 16, 199892 N.Y.2d 836
Summary
The Court affirmed the Appellate Division’s denial of an accidental disability pension to Officer Starnella, finding his fall down stairs was not an "unexpected, out of the ordinary" injury, and reversed the denial to Sergeant Gasparino, holding that his slip on a wet bathroom floor constituted an accidental injury under the Administrative Code.