Legal Opinion
Casualty Co. of America v. A. L. Swett Electric Light & Power Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 7, 1924Published
1Opinion of the Court
Hubbs, P. J.:
James A. Robinson was employed by Matthew A. Ryan in the business of stone quarrying. Robinson was killed in the course of his employment on November 4, 1914. He left surviving a widow and two children under eighteen years of age. The widow and children elected to accept compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law of 1914. (Consol. Laws, chap. 67.) The plain*176tiff, the insurance carrier for Ryan, paid compensation to said dependents and took an assignment from them of their cause of action, as provided by section 29 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law of 1914. The plaintiff has…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claim of Zirpola v. T. & E. Casselman, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Travelers Insurance v. Louis Padula Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Claim of Kabel v. Lane Engineering Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- Zirpola v. Estate of Eugene Hoffman, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921