Legal Opinion
Greene v. Charles Freihofer Baking Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 27, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 20, 1990, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant sustained an accidental injury in the course of his employment.
We reject the employer’s contention that the record fails to support the finding by the Workers’ Compensation Board of accident arising out of and in the course of employment. Psychological or nervous injury precipitated by psychic trauma is compensable to the same extent as physical injury (Matter of Rackley v County of Rensselaer, 141 AD2d 232, lv dismissed 74 NY2d 791) and a determination of emotional…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kaliski v. Fairchild Republic Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Rackley v. County of RensselaerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Kaliski v. Fairchild Republic Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1990
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