Claim of Lefkowitz v. Silverstein

Appeal by employer and carrier from an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board for disability and death benefits. The sole issue presented is whether there is substantial evidence to support the board’s finding that decedent’s disability and death were causally related to an industrial accident of May 10, 1955. While working as a salesman in a jewelry store on May 10, 1955, claimant was struck on the front of the right thigh by a swinging door which operated under spring tension. He testified during his lifetime that he felt a very sharp pain in the area struck by the door for a few…