Claim of Zengotita v. New York Telephone Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed March 25, 1976. Claimant, a 28-year-old switchman employed by the self-insured employer, injured his back and left leg while playing in a preseason softball game on an employer-sponsored team, and the sole question presented for our determination is whether substantial evidence supports the board’s determination that his injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. It is undisputed that, commencing on May 5, 1975, "league” games were to begin in a softball league organized and controlled by the appellant and in…