Claim of Plass v. Central New England Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from an award of the State Industrial Commission, made on the 2d day of May, 1918.
1Dissent
Woodward, J. (dissenting):
Peter Plass, the claimant’s intestate, was employed by the defendant, and on or about the 8th or 9th day of August, 1914, he was directed to mow the grass and weeds along the defendant’s right of way. He is alleged to have come in contact with poison ivy while so engaged, and to have developed blood poisoning, resulting in his death on the twenty-ninth day of August of the same year. An award was made originally upon the theory that the death had resulted from an injury growing out of the occupation, and that compensation was payable, even though the claimant’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Matter of Winfield v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Claim of Plass v. Central New England Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Claim of Plass v. Central New England Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- Claims of Kackel v. ServissAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
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