Legal Opinion
Claim of Lopez v. New York City Housing Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 19, 1979PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed July 27, 1978, which found that claimant sustained an occupational hernia. On February 20, 1976, claimant filed a compensation claim in which he alleged that he injured his right side on July 12, 1973. The supportive medical affidavit contained a diagnosis of "incisional hernia, huge”. At the hearing of April 28, 1976, the referee ruled that the claim was for an accident and was barred by the two-year limitation of section 28 of the Workers’ Compensation Law. On the same day, claimant filed a new claim and after a hearing held…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claim of Spaminato v. Bay Transportation Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Claim of Sepulveda v. Fischl Bros. Button Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
- MATTER OF BOCCIA v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Claim of Boocia v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Lent v. Bethesda HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- McClaflin v. Morrell & Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
- Vest v. Giant Food Stores, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992