Claim of Twonko v. Rome Brass & Copper Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Rome Brass and Copper Company and another, from an award of the State Industrial Commission, entered in the New York city office of said Commission on the 22d day of August, 1917, and also from a decision entered in the office of said Commission on the 22d day of December, 1917, denying the application of the insurance carrier to reopen the case and set aside the award, and also from a decision entered in said office on the 5th day of February,…
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Appeal by the defendants, Rome Brass and Copper Company and another, from an award of the State Industrial Commission, entered in the New York city office of said Commission on the 22d day of August, 1917, and also from a decision entered in the office of said Commission on the 22d day of December, 1917, denying the application of the insurance carrier to reopen the case and set aside the award, and also from a decision entered in said office on the 5th day of February, 1918, denying a similar application subsequently made.
1Opinion of the Court
H. T. Kellogg, J.:
The claimant caught his foot in a hole in a concrete floor while at work in the plant of his employer, and sprained his ankle. He continued to work throughout July 20, 1914, the day of the accident, and worked the following day. He then remained away from work until August 21, 1914, when he returned, worked for three days, and thereafter, leaving the employment, never worked again. He was confined to a hospital from September 23, 1914, to January 1, 1915. Infection had set in as a result of the accident, and the ankle bones had become diseased. When he left the hospital the…
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