Matter of Scoville v. . Tolhurst Machine Works
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 15, 1920, affirming an award of the state industrial commission made under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Claimant in the course of his employment was obliged to use a pair of pliers. The constant use thereof caused a blood blister in the palm of his hand.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 15, 1920, affirming an award of the state industrial commission made under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Claimant in the course of his employment was obliged to use a pair of pliers. The constant use thereof caused a blood blister in the palm of his hand. There was testimony that the blister broke, became infected through his continuance at work, and resulted in a palmar abscess which caused the partial loss of the use of the right hand. Defendant contended that claimant’s…
1Opinion of the Court
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Hiscock, Ch. J., Chase, Cardozo, Pound, McLaughlin, Crane and Andrews, JJ.
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