Santone v Commissioner of Police

The plaintiff, Santone, brought a claim against the Commissioner of Police, arguing that his right knee injury was caused by an injury sustained during his service. This matter was determined by the court, which was required to consider the specific causation of the plaintiff's osteoarthritis and whether it was aggravated by an injury sustained in the course of his employment. The plaintiff's first complaint about his right knee was made when he was medically assessed for the purposes of the proceedings. The Commissioner of Police argued that there was no evidence of an aggravation of the plaintiff's condition by an injury sustained during his employment.

The court found that the plaintiff's injury was caused by an incident during his service, which led to the aggravation of his pre-existing osteoarthritis. The court considered that the plaintiff's condition was exacerbated by the injury and that the injury occurred in the course of his employment. The court found that the plaintiff had discharged the onus of proving that the injury he sustained in the course of his employment had aggravated his pre-existing condition, and that the aggravation continues. The court found that the Commissioner of Police's decision was unreasonable and set it aside. The court decided that the plaintiff's osteoarthritis of the right knee was aggravated by an injury in the course of his service and that such aggravation continues.