People v. . Donnelly
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered October 28, 1921, which affirmed an order of the Court of Special Sessions of the city of ¡New York arresting judgment against defendant after conviction for failure to secure payment of compensation to an employee as provided in the Workmen’s Compensation Law.
1Opinion of the Court
Crane, J.:
The Workmen’s Compensation Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 57, section 50) requires an employer to secure compensation to his employees in one of three ways: 1. By insuring in the State fund; 2. By insuring with an insurance company; 3. By furnishing satisfactory proof to the commission of his financial ability to pay such compensation for himself. For failure to comply with this law, certain penalties or punishments are prescribed. By this same section, it is said: “ If an employer fail to comply with this section, he shall be liable to a penalty during which such failure continues of an…
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- People v. . MeakimNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- People v. StevensNew York Supreme Court · 1835
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