Claim of Solomone v. Degnon Contracting Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Degnon Contracting Company, from an award and order of the State Industrial Commission, entered in the New York office of said Commission on the 10th day of December, 1919.
1Opinion of the Court
Cochrane, J.:
The husband of the claimant while in the course of his employment was injured on May 7, 1918, through the negligence of a third party. He recovered a judgment against that party for $30,000 which he settled for $7,500 without the consent of his employer, which consent was required by section 29 of the Workmen's Compensation Law (as amd. by Laws of 1917, chap. 705). Thereafter, and on January 22, 1919, he died, admittedly in consequence of his said injury. His widow makes a claim herein in behalf of herself and her children which claim has been recognized by the Commission and an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Claim of Dietz v. SolomonwitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Matter of Matta v. . Dennings Point Brick WorksNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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- Thomas v. Continental Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1946
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