Legal Opinion
Claim of Bergman v. Mergenthaler Linotype Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 29, 1948PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Claimant has appealed from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board denying her claim for death benefits as the surviving widow of William E. Bergman, deceased, and also denying a claim for disability subsequently to November 2, 1925.
On February 9,1925, decedent was employed by Mergenthaler Linotype Company as an erector of linotype machines. It is undisputed that while engaged in his work and while preventing a machine weighing 3,000 pounds from falling he suffered a strain which, according to the attending physician’s report, caused “ enlargement of heart with severe pain in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Link v. . SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Marx v. Ontario Beach Hotel & Amusement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Cobb v. United Engineering & Contracting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Christastie v. Elmira Water, Light & RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
- Matter of Bergman v. Mergenthaler Linotype Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1945
3Cited by3 opinions
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