Legal Opinion

Peters v. New York State Agricultural & Industrial School

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

Decided July 13, 1978PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeals from decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 3, 1976 and February 4, 1977, which found that claimant had suffered an accidental injury in the nature of a severe reactive depression and affirmed an award for total disability for the periods in question and for a partial disability for a time thereafter. Claimant, a child care worker in a training school for delinquent boys, was the sole supervisor of a cottage containing 25 boys when a disruption occurred which has been characterized as a "riot” during which windows and furniture were broken. Police were required…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wolfe v. Sibley Lindsay & Curr Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. Claim of Hannon v. Ellicott Square AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Claim of Everett v. A. S. Steel Rule Die Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  2. Ft. Logan Mental Health Center v. WalkerColorado Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Ft. Logan Mental Health Center v. WalkerColorado Court of Appeals · 1986

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