Claim of Anderson v. William Cohen Iron Works

The appellants seek to deny disability benefits of the claimant, severely injured in an automobile accident, on the ground, he was not entitled to benefits pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 205 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law in that at the time of the accident he did not have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle. The question thus posed is whether *665claimant’s failure to have a valid operator’s license at the time of the accident constituted an “ illegal act ” within the meaning of subdivision 4 thus precluding his recovery of disability benefits. In our opinion the board could…