Claim of Farquhar v. Godwin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Claimant, a groom, was injured May 21, 1931. While riding a horse and leading a second horse by a halter, the second horse stopped or balked, injuring claimant’s right arm. The injury was diagnosed first as a sprain. The arm disability progressed, and after several years an X-ray disclosed a fracture of the shoulder. Claimant notified his employer of his injury on the day he received it. He was partially disabled for about two weeks. He was paid his wages continuously until the claim was filed in May, 1936. The Board has found a schedule loss of fifteen per cent of the arm. The happening of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Matter of Schwartz v. Jacobs Bros. Co., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
3Cited by1 opinion
- Meaney v. KeatingNew York Supreme Court · 1951