Claim of Forbes v. Evening Mail
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, The Evening Mail and another, from an award, order and- decision of the State Industrial Commission made on the 12th day of April, 1920.
1Opinion of the Court
H. T. Kellogg, J.:
It is provided in subdivision 3 of section 15 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law: “ The loss of the first phalange of the thumb or finger shall be considered to be equal to the loss of one-half of such thumb or finger.” A phalanx or phalange is defined by Webster to be “ In vertebrates, one of the digital bones of the hand or foot beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus.” It is defined by the Century Dictionary as follows: “ One of the bones of the fingers or toes; a digital internode, succeeding the metacarpal or metatarsal bones, collectively constituting the skeleton of the…
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