Legal Opinion
Claim of Schmitt v. Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity House
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 20, 1970PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCooke, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed January 22, 1968. Claimant was employed by a fraternity as a cook and housekeeper for about 35 years until she retired on July 30, 1963. She and her husband, engaged as a maintenance man, received a joint salary of $500 per month plus room and board. In 1966 claimant made a claim for workmen’s compensation benefits for a back injury sustained on June 10, 1963 when she attempted to lift a box of books, weighing 70 to 80 pounds, at the fraternity house. The board found that claimant was totally disabled as a result of the 1963…
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