Legal Opinion

Claim of Marzena Bugaj v. Great American Transportation, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 7, 2005PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mercure, J.P.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 24, 2003, which ruled, inter alia, that an employer-employee relationship existed between decedent and Great American Transportation, Inc.

Decedent, a New York resident and commercial truck driver, died on June 2, 1997 when the truck he was driving struck a bridge over an interstate highway in Arkansas. Claimant, his widow, submitted a claim for workers’ compensation benefits on behalf of herself and their children. Following the first of sev*613eral proceedings, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  3. Claim of Gallagher ex rel. Gallagher v. Houlihan Lawrence Real EstateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Claim of Jhoda v. Mauser Service, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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3Cited by16 opinions

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