N.Y. Vol. Fire. Ben. Law § 44 Presumptions

• Library: New York Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 NY Law Chapter 777
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.Y. Vol. Fire. Ben. Law § 44

If a claim for benefits is filed within two years after the injury, or, if death results therefrom, is filed within two years after such death, as provided in section forty-one of this chapter, then in any proceeding for the enforcement of such claim, it shall be presumed in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary:

1. That the claim comes within the provisions of this chapter;

2. That sufficient notice thereof was given;

3. That the injury was not occasioned by the wilful intention of the injured volunteer [fireman] firefighter to bring about the injury or death of himself or herself or another;