Legal Opinion
Claim of Brown v. New York State Training School for Girls
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 6, 1941PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
An award of Statutory compensation is sanctioned by the Workmen’s Compensation Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 67) only in the event of proof that the act which caused the disability or death of the employee was “ * * * one of the risks connected with the employment, flowing therefrom as a natural consequence and directly connected with the work.” (Matter of Heitz v. Ruppert, 218 N. Y. 148, 152. See, also, Matter of Connelly v. Samaritan Hospital, 259 N. Y. 137, 141.)
We apply that test to the record at hand from which it appears that the claimant’s husband met his death when, in an effort to alleviate…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Matter of Heitz v. . RuppertNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Matter of Connelly v. Samaritan HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Claim of Delinousha v. National Biscuit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Matter of Chiodo v. Newhall CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Claim of Prentice v. WeeksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Claim of Sullivan v. B & a Construction, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Bak v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Claim of Swanson v. Williams & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
- Mackin & Associates v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
- Claim of Fishman v. S. W. Layton, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
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