Claim of Kislowski v. Empire Boarding Stable

Appeal by an ■ employer and its insurance carrier from an award and decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board in a death ease, directing the payment of $500 and $1,500 into the Special Funds provided for in subdivision 9 of section 15 and section 25-a'of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Decedent left no dependents entitled to take compensation, but the award directed the payment of funeral expenses to decedent’s niece. The issue before the board was whether decedent’s death was accidental or whether he committed suicide. On May 19, 1950 decedent sustained a leg injury arising out of and in…