Claim of McGrinder v. Sullivan

Claimant has appealed from a decision of the State Industrial Board denying Ms claim for compensation.

On October 7, 1940, he was working as a bartender for his employer in a bar and grill conducted by the latter at One Hundred and Twenty-first street and Lexington avenue in the city of New York. His hours of employment were from five o’clock p. m. to four o’clock a. m. Shortly before the closing horn an intoxicated customer entered the barroom, became abusive and disorderly with the result that claimant ejected him from the premises. During the altercation the fractious patron threatened…