Hayes v. S. Stroock & Co.

The issue of law here before us is to determine

whether there is substantial evidence, when the is considered as a whole, to support an award by the Workmen’s Compensation Board. The law problem that thus arises on what is “ substantial ” medical proof when the case is seen as an entity is in an area not easily defined.

Records which have not been regarded as providing substantial evidence in support of awards are of some help in casting the line, but each case brings with it its own need for evaluation of whether the proof, including the opinion evidence of the physicians, gives substantial…