Legal Opinion
Claim of Vukel v. New York Water & Sewer Mains, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 15, 1999Published
1Opinion of the CourtCarpinello, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 18, 1997, which directed the State Insurance Fund to commence payment of workers’ compensation benefits to claimant.
As a result of injuries sustained during the course of his employment with a subcontractor on a construction project, claimant applied for workers’ compensation benefits in June 1995. Public Service Mutual Insurance Company (hereinafter PSMIC), the subcontractor’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier, thereafter asserted that it had canceled its policy prior to claimant’s injury. Based upon their…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. ClevelandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Claim of Hercules v. United Artists Communications, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Claim of Gulitz v. International Business Machines Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Claim of Mitchell v. New York Telephone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994