Legal Opinion

Claim of Johnson v. New York City Board of Education

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 24, 1991PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeals from a decision and an amended decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed July 12, 1989 and May 11, 1990, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant sustained a consequential injury and restored the case to the trial calendar.

Although the testimony of claimant’s physician as to the cause of her injury could have been expressed more clearly, his testimony when viewed in its entirety met the requirement that it be reasonably apparent that he meant to signify a probability as to the cause and that his opinion was supported by a rational basis (see, Matter of Calabretta v Lanorith, 90…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Claim of Calabretta v. LanorithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. Claim of Kwiecien v. CharlowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  3. Claim of Capon v. Grumman Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Claim of Van Patten v. Quandt's Wholesale DistributorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Claim of Scofield v. City of Beacon Police DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. Claim of Forrest v. LumberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. Claim of Leroux v. Stone & WebsterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Matter of Bufearon v. City of Rochester Bur. of Empl. RelationsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API