Legal Opinion
Claim of Cuvelier v. Fairbanks & Walvoord
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 3, 1958PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by an employer and its insurance carrier from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board for death benefits in a heart ease. Appellants dispute the finding of accidental causation. Decedent was employed as an oil burner serviceman and mechanic. On the day of his death he was engaged in joining lengths of copper pipes which had previously been strung on the ceiling in the basement of a house under construction. There was proof that this work was more arduous than decedent’s usual work as a serviceman and mechanic, which was usually performed at floor level. Decedent was a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claim of Masse v. James H. Robinson Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Claim of Carlin v. Colgate Aircraft Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Claim of Katz v. Francis H. Leggett & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- Claim of Rapisardi v. Rialto Shoe Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
3Cited by1 opinion
- Yerry v. New York State Workers' Compensation BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979