Claim of Goodwin v. New York State Workmen's Compensation Board

Appeal by the employer and its carrier and the Special Disability Fund from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. The main issue is whether the claimant sustained an industrial accident. The claimant was a Referee for the State Workmen’s Compensation Board. On December 22, 1960, he suffered a stroke which left him partially paralyzed. He had a prior history of ulcers and hypertension. On the evening of December 21, 1960, he partook of some eggnog at a social function and suffered during the night from illness accompanied by nausea. However, the claimant’s wife testified…