Legal Opinion
Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance v. Childs Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 6, 1930PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
Bellville, an employee of a fish dealer, was injured while delivering fish at a restaurant in Albany. A claim against the employer and the insurance carrier under the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 67) resulted in an award, which was paid. The effect of the award was to subrogate the carrier to the cause of action, if any, in favor' of the employee against the owner of the restaurant (Workmen’s Compensation Law, § 29). The carrier, the Zurich Accident and Liability Insurance Company, brings this action against the owner in the right of the injured workman, as…
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- Reinzi v. TilyouNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
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