Legal Opinion
Matter of McCarter v. Larock
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 2, 1925PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hiscock, Ch. J.
This appeal in effect presents the question whether our Workmen’s Compensation Act is to be interpreted as furnishing a species of insurance against all injuries received in the course of employment or whether it is to be interpreted as meaning that there must be a traceable,, causal connection between the employment and the risk which has caused the injuries other than mere location of the employee.
While the claimant was at work, on a building being erected by his employer a shell which had been preserved on adjoining premises as a souvenir of the war exploded and flying…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Matter of Leonbruno v. . Champlain Silk MillsNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Matter of Heitz v. . RuppertNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Claim of Kowalek v. New York Consolidated RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Claim of Katz v. A. Kadans & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Claim of Waters v. William J. Taylor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Matter of Giliotti v. Hoffman Catering Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Claim of Lemon v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- Matter of Filitti v. Lerode Homes CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Claim of Jakeway v. John F. Bauer Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
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