Claim of Fredenburg v. Empire United Railways, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Empire United Railways, Inc., from two awards of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission herein, one entered in the office of said Commission on the 12th day of January, 1915, and the other on the 28th day of January, 1915.
1Opinion of the Court
Lyon, J.:
This is an appeal from awards made by the Workmen’s Compensation Commission. The facts are undisputed. The claimant at the time of receiving the injuries, November 7, 1914, was a motorman on a trolley express car of the defendant, and had been in its employ for seven years. He was injured while standing on top of the car, removing the trolley pole from its socket. One end of the trolley pole came in contact with the trolley wire while his right foot was against the socket, severely burning both hands and both feet, and less seriously injuring other portions of his body. These…
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