Claim of Holtz v. Greenhut & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certification by the State Industrial Commission to the Appellate Division, Third Department, of a question pursuant to section 23 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Consol. Laws, chap. 67 [Laws of 1914, chap. 41], as amd. by Laws of 1916, chap. 622).
1Opinion of the Court
Lyon, J.:
The question certified to this court by the State Industrial Commission is “Was the said Abraham Holtz at the time he received the said accidental personal injuries engaged in a hazardous employment within the meaning of the Workmen’s Compensation Law.”
Claimant’s employer was engaged in operating a retail department store in the city of New York. This business was not then classified as a hazardous employment. Claimant was employed as a delivery helper. Among his duties was loading goods on a truck and drawing the truck by hand to the place in the basement where it was to be…
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