Matter of Banks v. . the Adams Express Company
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered January 17, 1917, affirming an award of the state industrial commission under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The claimant alleged that on August 6, 1915, Harry Banks fell to the street from a wagon on which he was working, and sustained a fracture of the skull, which caused his death.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered January 17, 1917, affirming an award of the state industrial commission under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The claimant alleged that on August 6, 1915, Harry Banks fell to the street from a wagon on which he was working, and sustained a fracture of the skull, which caused his death. The employer contended that the sole cause of death was typhoid fever, and that the deceased did not receive any injury which caused or contributed to his death. The state industrial commission made an…
1Opinion of the Court
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Chase, Collin, Cardozo, Pound, Crane and Andrews, JJ.. Not voting: McLaughlin, J„
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