Claim of Wojnar v. New York State Thruway Authority

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed July 25, 1975, which disallowed claimant’s claim for death benefits. Decedent, aged 57, resided in Amsterdam, New York, and was employed by the New York State Thruway Authority as a toll collector. On September 29, 1971 at about 2:15 p.m., while traveling on the Thruway towards Exit 23, his collection station, he sustained fatal injuries. He was to report at his station some 25 miles away at 3:00 p.m. The board denied claimant benefits on the ground decedent’s death did not arise out of, nor in the course of, his employment. In…