Claim of Greensmith v. Franklin National Bank
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, P. J.
Claimant, employed as an analysis clerk in a commercial bank, after the removal of a door near her desk was subjected, during a period of over three months, to a cold draft on her back from an air conditioner. To mitigate the discomfort, she changed her posture in such fashion as to result in her holding her neck and shoulders in a strained and awkward position. A few days after the initial exposure she suffered a “ spontaneous onset of pain in the cervical area”, this suggesting to her physician “ a myositis or arthritic disturbance”; and three months later, while she was at work, her neck…
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