Legal Opinion
Claim of Seerman v. Lustig & Weil, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 10, 1937PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
1 — ■ Employer and carrier appeal from an award upon the grounds that the Workmen’s Compensation Law did not apply to an injury received on Hoffman’s Island. The territory was, on December 29,1920, with the consent of the State of New York, conveyed to the United States government. The New York State Workmen’s Compensation Law went into effect in 1914 prior to the conveyance. The statutes enacted by the State of New York before the territory was ceded remain in force until displaced by Congress. (Kaufman v. Hopper, 220 N. Y. 184; McCarthy v. Packard Co., 105 App. Div. 436; affd., 182 N. Y.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fort Leavenworth Railroad v. LoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Kaufman v. . HopperNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- McCarthy v. . R.G. Packard CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- McCarthy v. R. G. Packard Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
3Cited by1 opinion
- Herken v. GlynnSupreme Court of Kansas · 1940